Let me first say that in no way shape or form do I support the proposal by GOP Presidential candidate Donald J Trump to ban all Muslims from immigrating to the US. I believe that our immigration system is indeed broken and that we should indeed halt immigration including the various visa programs until the federal government can overhaul the system to not only provide better background/vetting processes for any and all foreigners wishing to enter our country. However as GOP Presidential Candidate and Senator Rand Paul has proposed that we should not have a religious test but an analytical approach that places a moratorium on all immigration from countries known to have high levels of terrorist activity. YES, the majority of the countries would be from the Middle East.
Lets face facts here, The United States has been meddling in the affairs of the Middle East from protecting Israel to overthrowing governments in Iran to disposing of dictators from Libya to Iraq since the 1950's. We have to be willing to first understand that in order to understand why we are being sought after by extremist groups. If we cannot come to that conclusion, then anything we do whether that be Rand Paul's sound idea or blindly destroy the very fabric of this nation by imposing a religious test for immigration will be all for nothing and only contribute to the already budding problems we face today in 2015. Democrats AND Republicans in DC are addicted to war and both sides have come together in this unholy alliance and decided that we are to interfere in yet another middle east country. This time Syria is the target. Then people are surprised when our President who has made it crystal clear from the beginning of his term that he would fundamentally transform America, brings in refugees of a war that the US has not declared on but obviously has fed by providing weapons and other forms of arms to both sides of the civil war in ISIS with contradictory goals of either helping or disposing of Assad.
The average person, thanks to the fear mongering from the likes of Fox News and militant "conservative" talk radio hosts. have seen this latest wave of refugees as nothing but a threat to their way of life and the frenzy is such that they are supporting a life long liberal that wants to use fascism to ban all Muslim immigration to the United States.
The problem here is on many fronts. For starters, the United States is 18 Trillion dollars in debt... Where is there money to take in these refugees? You know they aren't coming with funds in tow. Secondly, Why should tax payers be on the hook for bringing these people in who many are males of young fighting age who wouldn't even stay to protect their own homeland? I got a bigger question, why aren't these refugees being quartered at the houses of liberals that want to welcome them into this country at the taxpayers expense with little to no scrutiny? Why aren't the refugees being quartered at the homes of Republican neo-cons who thirst for war and are for the removal of Assad from power in Syria? Further more, why aren't these people willing to take personal responsibility for their actions since their political ideological beliefs lead them to support actions that lead to their displacement.
There is plenty to blame on both sides of the isles for the burdens that are brought to the United States due to the influx of Syrian refugees and its a burden that will be felt for the foreseeable future. What will NOT solve anything however, is the dismantling of our Constitutional Rights whether that be from the Liberal front in their relentless pursuit to insist that SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED means "Ok lets limit your arms capability", or whether that be from the far right wing that says "Lets Ban All Muslims", "Lets bug and raid ALL Mosques without search warrants".
Showing posts with label War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War. Show all posts
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
#GOP The Truth Hurts: Its Time To Admit Faults And Move On!
Today we saw Republican Senator and US Candidate Rand Paul continue to take a stand for the
truth. Today we saw Rand Paul tell the country that the War Hawks in the Republican Party
HELPED create ISIS to what it is today! Today we saw the continued repercussions on President Ronald Reagan's Commandment of not saying anything bad about other fellow republicans. Make no mistake, Senator Paul is a republican running as a republican for the republican nomination. He has never minced words, told you something just because it sounds good to blow smoke up your rear. He has never been one to toe the political party line just so that he doesn't rock the boat.
""Graham would say ISIS exists because of people like Rand Paul who said, 'Let's not go into Syria.' What do you say to Lindsey?" said Scarborough.
"I would say it's exactly the opposite. ISIS exists and grew stronger because of the hawks in our party who gave arms indiscriminately, and most of those arms were snatched up by ISIS," said Paul. "These hawks also wanted to bomb Assad, which would have made ISIS's job even easier. They created these people.""
This came from a WeeklyStandard post on their website
http://m.weeklystandard.com/blogs/rand-says-republicans-created-isis_956730.html
Of course if you read the Headline alone and formed an opinion, one would be upset with what Senator Paul had to say. Of course this headline was crafted in a manner which to generate outrage toward Senator Paul in the wake of his courageous attempts to block any renewal of the Patriot Act which is set to expire on June 1. Once you actually read and view the video included with the article post, you will actually see that Rand Paul did not say that Republicans created ISIS. He said that the WAR HAWKS in the Republican party HELPED!! Not only did he segment those in the party that he believed contributed, but also said that they were just a part of it. Once taken into context that the discussion revolved around the Republican party and the words WAR HAWKS and HELPED, you see that not only is the headline misleading, but that the outrage displayed on Twitter this morning shows just how ingrained War is to many in the GOP Voting base. It showed that we still have not learned our lesson about why its important for Congress to Declare War as Article I Section 8 dictates. We still have not learned our lesson about global militarism even after witnessing the fall of the USSR in the early 90s as a result of them fighting in Afghanistan. It shows that we are still falling in the trap of Big Government Cronyism.
Whether you believe that going into Iran in 2003 was warranted or not is irrelevant. What is relevant today is that ISIS is stronger today than ever before. Emboldened by weapons that the War Hawks gave to the Syrian Rebels which they either submitted to ISIS in cowardice or became turncoats to the cause. They are emboldened by a weak US President who is unwilling to Declare War on them,(Senator Rand Paul is the only US Senator to actually propose a Declaration of War against ISIS)
Now we see the likes of Governor Jindal of Louisiana taking his Neo-Con stabs at Senator Paul because he wants to impress upon a base that still believes in the narrative that we won Iraq and that Obama gave it back. Even going as far as to lay claim to the failed 2013 rhetoric that Senator Paul is to the Left of Obama on Foreign Policy.
Republicans need to stop worshiping War. They need to recognize that the "War on Terror" has been a wholesale dismal failure resulting in the infringement of Constitutional Liberties, in the deaths of THOUSANDS of US Soldiers and innocents overseas, and added to our already crippling debt. Republicans need to be adults here in the political arena since Democrats for the most part are not interested and admit that Rand Paul is absolutely right. That continuing the same path promoted by the War Hawks of the Republican AND Democrat Parties is a path which will continue to further embolden and empower ISIS. GET OVER YOUR FEELINGS!
Oh and one more thing. Just how many of you bellyaching about what Rand Paul said today were complaining when virtually the entire Party Abandoned Rand Paul during his 10.5 hour filibuster of the Patriot Act renewal? Just how many of you took to social media and condemned the likes of Ted Cruz, of Mike Lee, of Rep. Peter King, of Lindsay Graham, of John McCain, when they took their turns skewering your Constitutional Rights all in the name of "National Security". When they told you that you aren't important enough to be told about so called threats to justify the furthered surveillance state.
truth. Today we saw Rand Paul tell the country that the War Hawks in the Republican Party
HELPED create ISIS to what it is today! Today we saw the continued repercussions on President Ronald Reagan's Commandment of not saying anything bad about other fellow republicans. Make no mistake, Senator Paul is a republican running as a republican for the republican nomination. He has never minced words, told you something just because it sounds good to blow smoke up your rear. He has never been one to toe the political party line just so that he doesn't rock the boat.
""Graham would say ISIS exists because of people like Rand Paul who said, 'Let's not go into Syria.' What do you say to Lindsey?" said Scarborough.
"I would say it's exactly the opposite. ISIS exists and grew stronger because of the hawks in our party who gave arms indiscriminately, and most of those arms were snatched up by ISIS," said Paul. "These hawks also wanted to bomb Assad, which would have made ISIS's job even easier. They created these people.""
This came from a WeeklyStandard post on their website
http://m.weeklystandard.com/blogs/rand-says-republicans-created-isis_956730.html
Of course if you read the Headline alone and formed an opinion, one would be upset with what Senator Paul had to say. Of course this headline was crafted in a manner which to generate outrage toward Senator Paul in the wake of his courageous attempts to block any renewal of the Patriot Act which is set to expire on June 1. Once you actually read and view the video included with the article post, you will actually see that Rand Paul did not say that Republicans created ISIS. He said that the WAR HAWKS in the Republican party HELPED!! Not only did he segment those in the party that he believed contributed, but also said that they were just a part of it. Once taken into context that the discussion revolved around the Republican party and the words WAR HAWKS and HELPED, you see that not only is the headline misleading, but that the outrage displayed on Twitter this morning shows just how ingrained War is to many in the GOP Voting base. It showed that we still have not learned our lesson about why its important for Congress to Declare War as Article I Section 8 dictates. We still have not learned our lesson about global militarism even after witnessing the fall of the USSR in the early 90s as a result of them fighting in Afghanistan. It shows that we are still falling in the trap of Big Government Cronyism.
Whether you believe that going into Iran in 2003 was warranted or not is irrelevant. What is relevant today is that ISIS is stronger today than ever before. Emboldened by weapons that the War Hawks gave to the Syrian Rebels which they either submitted to ISIS in cowardice or became turncoats to the cause. They are emboldened by a weak US President who is unwilling to Declare War on them,(Senator Rand Paul is the only US Senator to actually propose a Declaration of War against ISIS)
Now we see the likes of Governor Jindal of Louisiana taking his Neo-Con stabs at Senator Paul because he wants to impress upon a base that still believes in the narrative that we won Iraq and that Obama gave it back. Even going as far as to lay claim to the failed 2013 rhetoric that Senator Paul is to the Left of Obama on Foreign Policy.
Republicans need to stop worshiping War. They need to recognize that the "War on Terror" has been a wholesale dismal failure resulting in the infringement of Constitutional Liberties, in the deaths of THOUSANDS of US Soldiers and innocents overseas, and added to our already crippling debt. Republicans need to be adults here in the political arena since Democrats for the most part are not interested and admit that Rand Paul is absolutely right. That continuing the same path promoted by the War Hawks of the Republican AND Democrat Parties is a path which will continue to further embolden and empower ISIS. GET OVER YOUR FEELINGS!
Oh and one more thing. Just how many of you bellyaching about what Rand Paul said today were complaining when virtually the entire Party Abandoned Rand Paul during his 10.5 hour filibuster of the Patriot Act renewal? Just how many of you took to social media and condemned the likes of Ted Cruz, of Mike Lee, of Rep. Peter King, of Lindsay Graham, of John McCain, when they took their turns skewering your Constitutional Rights all in the name of "National Security". When they told you that you aren't important enough to be told about so called threats to justify the furthered surveillance state.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Final #Ferguson Comments and #SenatorPaul 's Declaration of War against #ISIS #ISIL
We Are Kentucky Conservative Radio by Virgil Edwards aka The Irvine Patriot is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at http://www.spreaker.com/show/wakcr_1.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
#GOP Future IS #SenatorRandPaul PERIOD!
We Are Kentucky Conservative Radio by Virgil Edwards aka The Irvine Patriot is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at http://www.spreaker.com/show/wakcr_1.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
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