Ron Paul’s is right on Iran According to the National Intelligence Estimate
12/5/07
Ron Paul stood out from the crowd of GOP rivals and the major Democratic rivals running for president as the only candidate to reject a pre-emptive attack and emphasized peace and diplomacy.
During the June 5 CNN GOP debate in New Hampshire, GOP presidential candidates were asked if they would support a pre-emptive strike against Iran using tactical nuclear weapons.
All of the candidates said that they would not rule out the use of nuclear weapons, except Congressman Ron Paul who said:
"I do not believe that [pre-emptive war] is part of the American tradition. We, in the past have always declared war in the defense of our liberties or [to] go to aid somebody.
"But now we have accepted the principle of preemptive war. We have rejected the just-war theory of Christianity. And now tonight, we hear that we're not even willing to remove from the table a pre-emptive nuclear strike, against a country that has done no harm to us directly and is no threat to our national security!
"We have to come to our senses about this issue of war and pre-emption. [We have to] go back to traditions and our Constitution, and defend our liberties and defend our rights, but not to think that we can change the world by force of arms and to start wars."
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