This is a very well researched, and interesting article that is making me think.
There must be a happy medium. Our foreign policy seems far too aggressive.
This quote is helpful, too:
"The core of the neoconservative belief is the use of American economic and military strength to topple a foreign enemy in favor of a liberal democracy. One can agree or disagree -- but the concept is both an old one in American history and utterly un-related to either Jews or neocons. Washington had Canada invaded. He wasn't Jewish."
Being against neoconservatism as a principle doesn't necessitate being anti-Semitic.
I think deeply thinking about the military industrial complex is in order. I also think that it is clear that there are a lot of people who have a lot of money at stake in militarism, and that some of the wars that have been fought have been influenced by this powerful lobby. Most notably Iraq recently, but there are certainly others.
EIther way, this is good for me to read- thank you, Steve.
That CNN video referenced in the article was ridiculous.
Do yourselves a favor and actually watch the video of Paul and Stein going at it. Paul never says anything remotely anti-semitic. In fact, he makes the exact same arguments that Michael Scheuer (former CIA officer who headed the Osama Bin Laden unit) makes; namely that America creates enemies in the Middle East because we occupy their lands, desecrate their "holy lands", and meddle in their business. Paul said we are occupiers, and Stein said, "that's an anti-semitic argument". Why is it anti-semitic to say we're occupiers???
This is a very well researched, and interesting article that is making me think.
ReplyDeleteThere must be a happy medium. Our foreign policy seems far too aggressive.
This quote is helpful, too:
"The core of the neoconservative belief is the use of American economic and military strength to topple a foreign enemy in favor of a liberal democracy. One can agree or disagree -- but the concept is both an old one in American history and utterly un-related to either Jews or neocons. Washington had Canada invaded. He wasn't Jewish."
Being against neoconservatism as a principle doesn't necessitate being anti-Semitic.
I think deeply thinking about the military industrial complex is in order. I also think that it is clear that there are a lot of people who have a lot of money at stake in militarism, and that some of the wars that have been fought have been influenced by this powerful lobby. Most notably Iraq recently, but there are certainly others.
EIther way, this is good for me to read- thank you, Steve.
That CNN video referenced in the article was ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteDo yourselves a favor and actually watch the video of Paul and Stein going at it. Paul never says anything remotely anti-semitic. In fact, he makes the exact same arguments that Michael Scheuer (former CIA officer who headed the Osama Bin Laden unit) makes; namely that America creates enemies in the Middle East because we occupy their lands, desecrate their "holy lands", and meddle in their business. Paul said we are occupiers, and Stein said, "that's an anti-semitic argument". Why is it anti-semitic to say we're occupiers???
Ron Paul is a good friend of Gary North...you know Gary, of Y2K fame.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that Gary, who changes disaster scenarios as fast as Franky Schaeffer changes religions.
And writes books about the Talmud claiming that Jews are perverts.
My dad was a fan of Gary North, and believed his crap...dying of stress just as Y2K rolled around.
Damn, I hate that bastard North.
And I despise politicians who still associate with him.