Forum Question About Rand

[PierzStyx]

For some of us, winning is also a principle.

If you don't care how you win then you aren't much better than the neocons, who lie all the time in order to win.

 

[PAF]

Unfortunately, this guy doesn't know Rand's record. But he does make sense concerning everything else. I support Rand, but anything can "happen" if the wrong VP is selected.

 

[willwash]

If Rand gets through the primaries and becomes the nominee, and he chooses a neocon for VP, what will you say?

+rep for starting a non-religion thread

 

[Peace Piper]

Wesley Clark. Let the neocons try to slander and sling mud at Gen. Clark. Let anyone say he isn't a principled man.

Wesley Clark, the warmonger that almost started WW3 at the end of the PNAC war he commanded?

Pristina International Airport incident

One of Clark's most debated decisions during his SACEUR command was his attempted operation to attack Russian troops at Pristina International Airport immediately after the end of the Kosovo War in June 1999. A joint NATO–Russia peacekeeping operation was supposed to police Kosovo. Russia wanted their peacekeeping force to operate independent of NATO, but NATO refused. British forces were supposed to occupy Pristina International Airport, but a contingent of Russian troops arrived before they did and took control of the airport. Clark called then-Secretary General of NATO Javier Solana, who told him "you have transfer of authority" in the area.

General Clark then issued an order for the NATO troops to attack and "overpower" the armed Russian troops, but Captain James Blunt leading the British troops questioned this order[80] and was supported in this decision by General Mike Jackson, the British commander of the Kosovo Force. Jackson refused to sanction the attack, reportedly saying "I'm not going to start the Third World War for you".[81][82] Jackson has said he refused to take action because he did not believe it was worth the risk of a military confrontation with the Russians, instead insisting that troops encircle the airfield. After two days of standoff and negotiations, NATO agreed to an independent Russian peacekeeping force, and Russia relinquished control of the airport. The refusal was criticized by some senior U.S. military personnel, with American general Hugh Shelton calling Jackson's refusal "troubling". During hearings in the United States Senate, Senator John Warner suggested that the refusal might have been illegal, and that if it was legal rules potentially should be changed.[83] British Chief of the Defence Staff Charles Guthrie agreed with Jackson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Clark#Pristina_International_Airport_incident

Here's "principled" Wesley



Clark is "principled" all right- he's a lying partisan so called "democrat". A truly disgusting man.

 

[Peace Piper]

Does Rand Paul have a son we can start grooming for President?

Enough with the Pauls. Time to find some new blood, before Rand completely destroys what Ron managed to do.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

If Rand gets through the primaries and becomes the nominee, and he chooses a neocon for VP, what will you say?

That he made the same choice as Reagan.

 

[brandon]

At this point I don't really care about who his VP is. I'm more interested in seeing just how far he's willing to go to get votes. He's slowly moderated all his positions over the last couple years, which I'm kind of okay with. However, if he really steps that up a notch I may just bail out before the VP selection really comes around.

I've also come to realize that these national elections are mostly just entertainment to most of us rather than anything meaningful. The results don't really change much in our lives.

I don't know... probably shouldn't listen to me as I'm not quite the die hard politico I once was.

 

[acptulsa]

Clark is "principled" all right- he's a lying partisan so called "democrat". A truly disgusting man.

*sigh*

Interesting what we don't hear about, isn't it.

Still, a principled general would be a good choice, for a few sound reasons. Is there such a thing any more?

 

[Sola_Fide]

That he made the same choice as Reagan.

Ouch. That was a bad choice.

 

[dannno]

Anybody but Bush. Last time a libertarian candidate had a Bush as a VP he got shot.