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The Water Cooler Title: Ron Paul Rails Against Rick Santorum: ‘We Just Plain Don’t Mind Our Own Business!’ The debate began with the two most similar candidates– Minnesotans Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Michele Bachmann– pulling no punches in disparaging each other’s records. It wouldn’t take long for the two most different candidates to have at it, and the foreign policy conversation between. Rep. Ron Paul and Rick Santorum delivered just as much as the experience one among the Minnesotans.
Rep. Paul brought his vintage A-game to the debate on foreign policy tonight, attacking America’s foreign policy on Iran and arguing that they were entirely justified in wanting nuclear weapons. Arguing that the USSR had nuclear weapons and “they were the greatest danger in our history,” he concluded it made no sense to stop the Iranians, who were not a threat. Oh, and by the way, “that’s why we don’t have trade relations with Cuba,” he added as an aside. “It’s about time we start talking to Cuba and stop these wars that are 30-40 years old.” At this, Santorum shot up, interrupting Herman Cain’s question to respond as the author of the anti-Iranian bill that riled up Rep. Paul so much. “Iran is not Iceland,” he argued, noting that “Iran has killed more American men and women in uniform than the Iraqis [sic] or Afghans have.” He also added that Iran “is at war with us,” which gave Rep. Paul a comeback opening. “We started it in 1953… we installed the Shah, and the blowback came in 1979… it’s been going on because we just plain don’t mind our own business,” he shouted, to cheers. The segment via Fox News below:
if (70 > (Math.random() * 100)) bing_spawn('Ron Paul'); - Subscribe to *Tea Party On Parade* Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 25. Rep. Paul brought his vintage A-game to the debate on foreign policy tonight, attacking America’s foreign policy on Iran and arguing that they were entirely justified in wanting nuclear weapons. This is a misrepresentation of what Dr. Paul actually said. He didn't say the Iranians were justified in wanting nuclear weapons, he said the US wasn't justified in stopping them. There is a big difference.
#8. To: Thunderbird (#4) ...he said the US wasn't justified in stopping them... He seems to have missed the part where we haven't.
#9. To: harrowup (#8) Dr. Paul was arguing against US sanctions..or at least Santorum thought he was. My question is whether Dr. Paul thinks the US has ANY role at all in global security?
#11. To: Thunderbird (#9) My question is whether Dr. Paul thinks the US has ANY role at all in global security? Only when we are directly threatened or attacked.
#12. To: go65 (#11) He's dead on balls wrong about Bin Lden though...
#18. To: war (#12) Hey, war Would you do me a favor and pass on a comment from me to "go"? I am surprised, given the tone and tenor of his posts, to see him saying positive things about RP. I'd do it myself, but he has me on filter . . .
#25. To: Get Outta Dodge!, go65 (#18) #18. To: war (#12) Hey, war Would you do me a favor and pass on a comment from me to "go"? I am surprised, given the tone and tenor of his posts, to see him saying positive things about RP. I'd do it myself, but he has me on filter . . . Get Outta Dodge! posted on 2011-08-12 11:13:59 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
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