Eastern44
2011-12-21 05:27:08
Ron Paul supported Ronald Reagan and endorsed him but at the end of his presidency Dr Paul protested the large increase in the Federal budget which undermined his conservative principles.
Regarding the view of the Founders, look up George Washington’s farewell address. Also Jefferson said, “Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.” This is strictly called non-interventionism. To call Ron Paul’s position isolationism assumes that violence is the only way to interact with other nations.
Nuclear weapons shouldn’t change this policy. The Soviets had many nuclear weapons. There was even the Cuban missile crisis. But those issues were negotiated successfully without preemption.
