SpyridonOCA
16th January 2008, 02:31 AM
Given that American interventionism has been responsible for the suffering of Orthodox Christians all over the world, especially in bombing Serbia on Pascha Sunday, and supporting the Turkish persecution of Orthodox Christians, I recommend reading this speech by Congressman Ron Paul which was given shortly after 9/11, an act of retaliation against American involvement in the Middle East. If there is any part of this speech which you find inaccurate, please provide a counterargument. It isn't good enough to just say that Ron Paul is a freedom-loving whack job.
September 25, 2001
Ron Paul speech in the House of Representatives
Mr. Speaker:
Last week was a bad week for all Americans. The best we can say is that the events have rallied the American spirit of shared love and generosity. Partisanship was put on hold, as it well should have been. We now, as a free people, must deal with this tragedy in the best way possible. Punishment and prevention is mandatory. We must not, however, sacrifice our liberties at the hand of an irrational urgency. Calm deliberation in our effort to restore normalcy is crucial. Cries for dropping nuclear bombs on an enemy not yet identified cannot possibly help in achieving this goal.
Mr. Speaker, I returned to Congress 5 years ago out of deep concern about our foreign policy of international interventionism, and a monetary and fiscal policy I believed would lead to a financial and dollar crisis. Over the past 5 years I have frequently expressed my views on these issues and why I believed our policies should be changed...
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2001/cr092501.htm
September 25, 2001
Ron Paul speech in the House of Representatives
Mr. Speaker:
Last week was a bad week for all Americans. The best we can say is that the events have rallied the American spirit of shared love and generosity. Partisanship was put on hold, as it well should have been. We now, as a free people, must deal with this tragedy in the best way possible. Punishment and prevention is mandatory. We must not, however, sacrifice our liberties at the hand of an irrational urgency. Calm deliberation in our effort to restore normalcy is crucial. Cries for dropping nuclear bombs on an enemy not yet identified cannot possibly help in achieving this goal.
Mr. Speaker, I returned to Congress 5 years ago out of deep concern about our foreign policy of international interventionism, and a monetary and fiscal policy I believed would lead to a financial and dollar crisis. Over the past 5 years I have frequently expressed my views on these issues and why I believed our policies should be changed...
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2001/cr092501.htm