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re: USA Today: Ron Paul Weighs In On Crimea
Posted on 3/18/14 at 7:43 pm to trackfan
Posted on 3/18/14 at 7:43 pm to trackfan
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Since it's in Europe's back yard, why shouldn't we defer to them?
I agree, they have more of a vested interest in this than we do.
However, I think they are used to having the assurance that the big, bad US military always has their back and is eager to intervene if/when they have problems. We've been there for so long, they are used to being able to have the option to use us as a "911" service if needed. This is something we need to change. They don't need to beef up their security because they don't have to.
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 8:00 pm to upgrayedd
But Europeans have shown a willingness to fight when they feel their interests are threatened or if we need their help. Don't forget that France and England declared war on Germany two years before Pearl Harbor was attacked, or that they both contributed more than a division to the effort to kick Saddam out of Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm, or that we had plenty of European help fighting Al Qaeda in Afghanistan after 9/11, or that it was actually Nicholas Sarkozy who rounded up the posse to go to Libya to take out Gadhafi, with even Norway contributing to the bombing campaign its air force.
This post was edited on 3/18/14 at 8:01 pm
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