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Originally Posted by Ancalagon  But he's not an isolationist. An isolationist wants to build a moat around Fortress America. An isolationist rails against not only foreign military intervention, but foreign trade -- a la Patrick Buchanan. Ron Paul is a non-interventionist. He is against military intervention unless our national security is directly and immediately threatened, and is against foreign entanglements, such as giving foreign aid to Israel or Pakistan. But he is not against trade; on the contrary, he is the most strident proponent of free trade you will find in Congress. He is not against diplomacy or travel. |
I don't see how this view is capatible with the view that the CIA should be dismantled and that we give up our seat in the UN Security council (both things Paul has also suggested). Presumably we need some international presence if we're protecting our national security.
And do you guys really support the gold standard? I mean, really????
