Re: Our 30 Year Mistake

He's not isolationist because he supports free trade with all nations
(perhaps moreso than even I do).  I would call him non-interventionist.

regards,
-Lance

> Karl
> No, he takes a VERY isolationist approach.
>
> If he could soften that, he would be a serious contender.
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf
> Of Johne Cook
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 12:32 PM
> To: DADL (off topic)
> Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Our 30 Year Mistake
>
> Foreign policy is not Ron Paul's strong suit.
>
> Johne Cook
> | http://raygunrevival.com | http://authorculture.blogspot.com |
>
> “I am not responsible for actions of the imaginary version of me you have
> inside
> your head.”
> Attributed to Teresa Nielsen Hayden
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Lance McLain <lance-X3DuywwxauBWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh sure...make a mess and then say, it's not my job to clean it up.
>
> regards,
> -Lance
>
>
>> david white
>> http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content
> <http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1825:our->
> &view=article&id=1825:our-
>> 30-year-mistake&catid=62:texas-straight-talk&Itemid=1&Itemid=69
>>
>> Our 30 Year Mistake
>>
>> The events in Egypt of late have captured the attention of the world, as
>> many
>> thousands of Egyptians take to the streets both in opposition to and in
>> favor
>> of the current regime.  We watch from a distance hoping that events do
>> not
>> spiral further into violence, which will destroy lives and threaten the
>> livelihoods of average Egyptians caught up in the political turmoil.
>>
>> I hope that Egyptians are able to work toward a more free and just
>> society.
>> Unfortunately, much of the blame for the unrest in Egypt and the
>> resulting
>> instability in the region rests with US foreign policy over the past
>> several
>> decades. The US government has sent more than $60 billion to the
>> Egyptian
>> regime since the Camp David Accords in 1978 to purchase stability,
>> including
>> more security for the state of Israel. We see now the folly of our
>> interventionist foreign policy: not only has that stability fallen to
>> pieces
>> with the current unrest, but the years of propping up the corrupt regime
>> in
>> Egypt has led the people to increase their resentment of both America
>> and
>> Israel!  We are both worse off for decades of intervention into Egypt’s
>> internal affairs. I wish I could say that we have learned our lesson and
>> will
>> no longer attempt to purchase – or rent – friends in the Middle East,
>> but
>> I
>> am afraid that is being too optimistic. Already we see evidence that
>> while
>> the US historically propped up the Egyptian regime, we also provided
>> assistance to groups opposed to the regime.
>>
>> So we have lost the credibility to claim today that we support the self-
>> determination of the Egyptian people.  Our double dealing has not
>> endeared
>> us
>> to Egyptians who now seek to reclaim their independence and national
>> dignity.
>>
>> “Diplomacy” via foreign aid transfer payments only makes us less safe at
>> home
>> and less trusted overseas.  But the overriding reality is that we simply
>> cannot afford to continue a policy of buying friends.  We face an
>> ongoing
>> and
>> potentially deepening recession at home-- so how can we justify to the
>> unemployed and underemployed in the United States the incredible cost of
>> maintaining a global empire?  Moral arguments aside, we must stop
>> sending
>> hundreds of billions of dollars to foreign governments when our own
>> economy
>> is in shambles.
>>
>> American media and talking heads repeatedly pose the same loaded
>> questions:
>> Should the administration encourage the Egyptian president to remain or
>> to
>> resign? Should the US ensure Mohamed ElBaradei or current vice president
>> Omar
>> Suleiman succeeds current president Mubarak?  The best answer to these
>> questions is that we should just do nothing, as Eisenhower did in 1956.
>> We
>> should leave Egypt for Egyptians to figure out.  Some may claim that
>> this
>> is
>> isolationism. Nothing could be further from the truth. We should
>> enthusiastically engage in trade and allow travel between countries, but
>> we
>> should stay out of their internal affairs.  We are in fact more isolated
>> from
>> Egypt now than ever, because the regime we propped up appears to be
>> falling.
>> We have isolated ourselves from the Egyptian people by propping up their
>> government, as we isolate ourselves from Tunisians, Israelis, and other
>> recipients of our foreign aid. Their resentment of our interventionist
>> policies makes us less safe, because we lose our authority to conduct
>> meaningful diplomacy when unpopular regimes fall overseas.  We also
>> radicalize those who resented our support for past regimes.
>>
>> Let us hope for a more prosperous and peaceful era for the Egyptians,
>> and
>> let
>> us learn the lessons of our thirty year Egyptian mistake.
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>
> regards,
> -Lance
>
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-Lance


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