Martin: Paul's 9/11 explanation deserves to be debated - CNN.com
It's a really good read and he hits a lot of really good points. The way Ron Paul worded what he said was wrong, but what he was saying was 100% correct. Our foreign policy does effect our lives. Were the 9/11 attackers right to do what they did? No. But we should have seen it coming. We have meddled in the worlds affairs since World War II, tinkering here, overthrowing leaders there. It's no wonder there is so much built up animosity towards us in the world.
We have done some great things as a nation, don't get me wrong. We have ended a lot of suffering and helped a lot of people. We have stood up for the oppressed, liberated the enslaved and helped to topple some of the worlds most destructive regimes...but we need to get better at picking our fights. We are reaching a point of critical mass where we are trying to hold on to world power so tightly, that it's slipping through our fingers. If we want to stay a safe, and productive super power, we need to start handling our internal issues first, and only handling foreign issues that are truly dire and require the blunt fist that is the US Military. There is no doubt we are still the primary military power in the world, but that doesn't mean we have to wave it around like our penis every three years.
Anyways, there is my soapbox for the day. In either case, it's a really good commentary.
It's a really good read and he hits a lot of really good points. The way Ron Paul worded what he said was wrong, but what he was saying was 100% correct. Our foreign policy does effect our lives. Were the 9/11 attackers right to do what they did? No. But we should have seen it coming. We have meddled in the worlds affairs since World War II, tinkering here, overthrowing leaders there. It's no wonder there is so much built up animosity towards us in the world.
We have done some great things as a nation, don't get me wrong. We have ended a lot of suffering and helped a lot of people. We have stood up for the oppressed, liberated the enslaved and helped to topple some of the worlds most destructive regimes...but we need to get better at picking our fights. We are reaching a point of critical mass where we are trying to hold on to world power so tightly, that it's slipping through our fingers. If we want to stay a safe, and productive super power, we need to start handling our internal issues first, and only handling foreign issues that are truly dire and require the blunt fist that is the US Military. There is no doubt we are still the primary military power in the world, but that doesn't mean we have to wave it around like our penis every three years.
Anyways, there is my soapbox for the day. In either case, it's a really good commentary.
