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<blockquote data-quote="henschman" data-source="post: 1703370" data-attributes="member: 4235"><p>Dr. Paul made a good point in last night's debate on the topic of Cuba, when he pointed out that the true isolationists are the ones who think we need to embargo and restrict trade with countries when our government disagrees with theirs. </p><p></p><p>Respecting your citizens' right to contract, and allowing them to trade freely with other people around the world, is probably the most effective way of preventing war. When people are profiting from their dealings with each other, they don't tend to be so aggressive.</p><p></p><p>As for China, I say let them go bankrupt trying to police an empire, if they are stupid enough to try it (which I don't think they are). </p><p></p><p>As for the supposed threat that China poses to us, this could be addressed by nuclear deterrence. See, the wonderful thing about nuclear ICBMs is that we can sit back and mind our own business from our own shores, and even if China someday builds up their military capacity to the point where they actually were capable of invading us (which is highly unlikely, and would take decades and would probably bankrupt them if they tried), we could end all of it with the push of a button if they actually do anything. We could reduce their mighty industrial base to rubble in about an hour and a half, and could significantly thin out their military size advantage. Sure they might get some nukes off at us too, but the point is that they would be utterly destroyed. They are not irrational enough to attack us, knowing full well what the consequences would be.</p><p></p><p>The fact is that no country on this earth is capable of successfully invading the United States. No one will ever be foolish enough to try. The one and only threat to our freedom comes from our own bloated government, which loves to keep us distracted and fearful with all these foreign hobgoblins, while they slowly strip away our liberties and destroy our economy. Make no mistake... when the U.S. falls, it will be from within, as all great empires have fallen. Our only chance to keep from repeating the historical pattern is to quit acting like an empire, and start acting like a Constitutional Republic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="henschman, post: 1703370, member: 4235"] Dr. Paul made a good point in last night's debate on the topic of Cuba, when he pointed out that the true isolationists are the ones who think we need to embargo and restrict trade with countries when our government disagrees with theirs. Respecting your citizens' right to contract, and allowing them to trade freely with other people around the world, is probably the most effective way of preventing war. When people are profiting from their dealings with each other, they don't tend to be so aggressive. As for China, I say let them go bankrupt trying to police an empire, if they are stupid enough to try it (which I don't think they are). As for the supposed threat that China poses to us, this could be addressed by nuclear deterrence. See, the wonderful thing about nuclear ICBMs is that we can sit back and mind our own business from our own shores, and even if China someday builds up their military capacity to the point where they actually were capable of invading us (which is highly unlikely, and would take decades and would probably bankrupt them if they tried), we could end all of it with the push of a button if they actually do anything. We could reduce their mighty industrial base to rubble in about an hour and a half, and could significantly thin out their military size advantage. Sure they might get some nukes off at us too, but the point is that they would be utterly destroyed. They are not irrational enough to attack us, knowing full well what the consequences would be. The fact is that no country on this earth is capable of successfully invading the United States. No one will ever be foolish enough to try. The one and only threat to our freedom comes from our own bloated government, which loves to keep us distracted and fearful with all these foreign hobgoblins, while they slowly strip away our liberties and destroy our economy. Make no mistake... when the U.S. falls, it will be from within, as all great empires have fallen. Our only chance to keep from repeating the historical pattern is to quit acting like an empire, and start acting like a Constitutional Republic. [/QUOTE]
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