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We all know that Ron Paul is a very long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination, but he did do something useful today, very useful. He gave contender Rudy Giuliani a list of foreign policy reading material ( books ) as proof of Paul's contention that the U.S. military presence in Iraq is what has been fueling the Islamic attacks country-wide.
Ron Paul is one of the few Republicans who thinks that we should not be in Iraq and he favors a limited U.S. foreign policy world-wide as well as a troop reduction level. Source
Ron Paul: "I'm giving Mr. Giuliani a reading assignment.I don't think he's qualified to be president. If he was to read the book and report back to me and say, 'I've changed my mind,' I would reconsider."
Paul has given Giuliani the books because of Giuliani attacking him during the Republican debate when Paul pretty much said that it was the United States foreign policy that got the towers attacked on 9/11, which Giuliani said is wrong. Can Rudy even read?
Giuliani: "I don't think I've ever heard that before, and I've heard some pretty absurd explanations for September 11th."
On Paul's latest comments, Giuliani spokesperson Maria Comella, in an email to the A.P. said, "It is extraordinary and reckless to claim that the United States invited the attacks on September 11th."
"And to further declare Rudy Giuliani needs to be educated on September 11th when millions of people around the world saw him dealing with these terrorist attacks firsthand is just as absurd."
This would be one of the GOP frontrunner's still stuck in that lovely state of denial. It would also be a bit more truthful if Giuliani's people would stop saying that he dealt with the terrorist attacks when he in fact dealt with the mess afterwards. That was not in a very good way, it would seem from the stories now coming out.
Rudy Giuliani is no more a leader than George Bush is and I think we have had more than enough of that type of leadership.
Tags: Ron Paul Rudy Giuliani 9/11 Iraq
1 Comment:
Very good post and comments.
Dr. Paul’s press conference and suggested reading list for Rudy is a brilliant move, as this post suggests. Thanks for the quotes showing how Giuliani is left twisting in the wind as a result!
What most commentators on this story have missed is perhaps bigger and more important news, though. And that is the story about the man who was standing by Dr. Paul’s side at the press conference yesterday.
To learn more, please see my post: "Terrorism and Bin Laden Expert Has a Lesson for Giuliani” (http://eric.langborgh.com/?p=557).
Thanks,
–Eric
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