Posted under Election 2012 & Globalism & Interventionism & Survival of the West
I thought Mormons shunned alcohol and drugs. This statement from the Romney campaign makes me wonder what Mitt is smoking or drinking:
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he will offer a more assertive foreign policy than President Barack Obama, promising increased military spending, a strong deterrent against Iran and an investment in missile defense systems.
Uh, Mitt, have you noticed that WE’RE BROKE? And that the Bush/Obama wars are a major cause of our financial troubles? You haven’t noticed? Well, here’s Pat Buchanan serving up a healthy dose of reality:
We are going to have to reduce the benefits and raise the age of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare. Cut and cap Great Society programs. Downsize the military, close bases and transfer to allies responsibility for their own defense. Or we are going to have to raise taxes—and not just on millionaires and billionaires, but Middle America.
And if our leaders cannot impose these sacrifices, the markets will, as we see in Europe, where the day of reckoning is at hand. Ours is next.
As Pat says, it’s time we started looking out for ourselves and letting the rest of the world look out for itself. Ending the Empire is something all conservatives should support. The most serious problems that conservatives face, from open borders, to deficit spending, to affirmative action, all stem from the central government’s pursuit of global empire, as explained here.
Liberty can only exist in a small, culturally based body politic, as countless examples from history and the daily news prove. Mitt Romney doesn’t get it; he thinks we should sacrifice even more to expand DC’s empire when our survival requires us to abandon the monster.
RonL on 07 Oct 2011 at 3:37 pm #
So you all sudenly want to deter Iran or have the ability to shoot down their missiles? WEll I guess the oinly fiscally prudent thing to do then in to pre-empt their nuclear program.
Rusty on 07 Oct 2011 at 3:51 pm #
Iran has never threatened the US. It’s time to quit trying to rule the world.
HarrisonBergeron2 on 07 Oct 2011 at 5:36 pm #
RonL,
What Rusty said.
Sempronius on 07 Oct 2011 at 10:03 pm #
Rusty, Iran threatens Israel’s nuclear monopoly in the region. That is what Ron is truly concerned about.
Sean Scallon on 07 Oct 2011 at 10:45 pm #
I shall name this speech the “Fantasy Pander” because that’s what it is, fantasy in the name of pander to a certain segment of voters.
HarrisonBergeron2 on 08 Oct 2011 at 1:42 pm #
RonL,
Israel First!
Dan Curry on 08 Oct 2011 at 9:51 pm #
Iran cant be allowed a nuke…we cant allow Isreal to fall…Even Cain says Peace Through Strength
HarrisonBergeron2 on 09 Oct 2011 at 4:06 pm #
Whether Israel stands on its own or not is none of our business. If it isn’t a viable nation, it should be allowed to fail.
RonL on 12 Oct 2011 at 2:51 am #
Rusty and HB,
“Iran has never threatened the US. It’s time to quit trying to rule the world.”
Is that some kind of parody of isolationist willful blindness?
If not, perhaps you missed Ahmadenejhad’s statements about destroying the Great Satan (US) or the use of “Death to America” as a virtual national motto of the Islamist regime?
Sempronius,
Pakistan has nukes and the US has some nukes at Turkish air bases.
Besides which, plenty of nations in the region have Chemical and Biological weapons.
HB2 : “Israel First!”
What a great position. So long as a country hates Israel, it can wish to destroy America, because all that matters is Israel. It seems to me that one could make a case that your position is either trite ignorance, or one of enmity to Israel over loyalty to America. Can we stop questioning loyalty?
Dan,
America has a national security imperative to stop an Iranian nuke regardless of the existence of Israel.
Jedipastor1 on 19 Oct 2011 at 3:12 am #
RonL,
You’ve fallen into an enormous vat of neocon koolaid.