Former US Army "OBL" tracker - Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer: Ron Paulâs Iran Policy Most Accurate -
Paul receives more support from U.S. military than all Republican candidates combined
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Despite numerous Republican candidates attacking Ron Paul over his âdangerousâ foreign policy, Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer praised Paul for being the âmost accurateâ out of all the GOP contenders when it came to his perspective on Iran.
âI think Ron Paulâs perspective or policy on Iran is probably the most accurate of the current GOP candidates,â said Shaffer during an appearance on Fox News, adding that Iran probably already has a nuclear weapon.
As Shaffer points out in the clip, Iran would be committing suicide if it decided to create any kind of pretext for a US/Israeli attack by targeting US military assets in the region. The Iranian economy would almost certainly collapse and Iran would be completely outnumbered and outgunned.
Indeed, as this illustration highlights, Iran is completely surrounded by US military bases. The characterization of Iran as an immediate and deadly threat to the security interests of the United States is nothing less than fearmongering propaganda that has been used by numerous GOP candidates to pose as tough leaders. It is their foreign policy of pre-emptive war that represents the greatest âdangerâ to US security interests.
While the likes of Rick Santorum and John Huntsman have openly declared they wouldnât hesitate to bomb Iran, Ron Paul has consistently pointed out that pre-emptive wars against countries that pose no threat to the United States have bankrupted the country.
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