Supporting the War Instead of the Troops
To listen to this speech, click here. Last week, Congress debated a resolution directing the president to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan no later than the end of this year. The Constitution gives the power to declare war to the Congress, so it is clearly...
Stay Out of Yemen!
Statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing: “Yemen on the Brink: Implications for U.S. Policy” February 3, 2010 Mr. Chairman, I am extremely concerned over current US policy toward Yemen, which I believe will backfire and leave the United States less...
Iran Sanctions Are Precursor to War
Listen to Rep. Ron Paul on the Iran sanctions bill (MP3). Last week the House overwhelmingly approved a measure to put a new round of sanctions on Iran. If this measure passes the Senate, the United States could no longer do business with anyone who sold refined...
Sanctioning Iran a Dangerous, Illegal Move
Before the United States House of Representatives, statement opposing the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act I rise in strongest opposition to this new round of sanctions on Iran, which is another significant step toward a U.S. war on that country. I find it...
It’s Time to Leave Afghanistan
Who Wants More War?
Listen to Rep. Ron Paul on the escalation in Afghanistan (MP3). If anyone still doubted that this administration's foreign policy would bring any kind of change, this week's debate on Afghanistan should remove all doubt. The president's stated justifications for...
Saving Face and Losing Lives
This past week there has been a lot of discussion and debate on the continuing war in Afghanistan. Lasting twice as long as World War II and with no end in sight, the war in Afghanistan has been one of the longest conflicts in which our country has ever been involved....
Instead of Bombs and Bribes,
Let’s Try Empathy and Trade
What if tomorrow morning you woke up to headlines that yet another Chinese drone bombing on U.S. soil killed several dozen ranchers in a rural community while they were sleeping? That a drone aircraft had come across the Canadian border in the middle of the night and...
