Anti-War candidate?

[XNavyNuke]

I guess it's safe to say this retiree isn't a Ron Paul donor.

The ANTI-WAR Candidate

Let’s consider the war first, though. Supposed we get President Paul or any other anti-war candidate in office in January 2009. Within 6 months the troops are pulled out of combat regardless of the actual situation on the ground at that time. Okay, now what? What if the other side was right and the enemies of America are emboldened by the withdrawal. Can any anti-war president come up with a coherent response to hostile attacks from terrorists or a foreign power? Carter didn’t, Clinton had no clue either.

Oh well. Can't convince them all.

XNN

 

[raiha]

It's fear NN..its's a nameless, free-floating, fear. Fear is a form of aversion that can just as quickly turn to another form of aversion...hatred.

 

[jeffersonT]

The idea that Carter (see the East Timor-Indonesia conflict) and Clinton (see the Kosovo, Sudanese, Iraq, and Haitian conflicts) are "anti-war" presidents is absolutely

fucking

absurd.

Same thing with Obama and Clinton.

 

[XNavyNuke]

It's fear NN..its's a nameless, free-floating, fear. Fear is a form of aversion that can just as quickly turn to another form of aversion...hatred.

In this particular case, the bio indicates the author is retired. Without knowing more I'm more likely to chalk it up to a Lifer attitude. Someone who is just more comfortable within the confines of the system.

JeffT, have to agree with you. There is no way either were anti-war presidents. To me a humble foreign policy means neither provoking international conflict openly nor through three letter agencies acting behind the scenes.

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