Do they hate us for our freedom, or was Ron Paul's explanation right?

Question

Basically, Ron Paul is saying that our foreign policy has incited the hatred the Middle East has for us.

stepped …? Do you mean by attacking the wrong people?

Think Tw…I agree with you. But your wrong about saying I'm quoting him wrong. I never quoted him, I said that that is basically what he just. And I was right.

Answer 1

Ron Paul's explanation was dead-on.

When Guiliani challenged him to back up his statement, Paul should have responded by asking the question of how many times America was attacked by muslim fundamentalists between 1900 and 1950?

Answer 2

Ron Paul is correct because he tells the truth which is more than I can say about any other politicians. The reason America is hated in the middle east is their own doing nothing to do with being infidels or freedom. Christians although a minority in most of the gulf states lived or still do in some of these countries and I think if it was the case that muslims wish to destroy all infidels then they wouldn't have stood a chance. The US has meddled in the affairs of most the middle eastern countries and the people there are not fools. The problem the US has with the muslims today wouldn't be a tenth of what it is if America had just stayed out of their business.

Answer 3

Ron Paul is right but the rest of the Repugnants have their heads stuck in sand. The saddest part of the debate was Giuliani telling Ron Paul to retract his comments.

This was the guy elected after the 93 attacks, but still put the emergency command center for the city of New York in the same building that had been attacked 8 months before his election. He didn't listen to New Yorkers, the first responders or any other official that spoke of sense, instead he took the money from the lobbyist and is responsible for so many deaths of first responders on 9/11.

He says he was there on 9/11 like it is something great, it was his mismanagement that had him on the street in the first place and what he did to the remains of the first responders, pathetic.

I think the New York Firefighters said it best "Hell No Rudy".

Answer 4

I just finished watching Ron Paul on CNN and most of you are misquoting him by taking his words out of context. He is asking people to look at history and at specific things that Western nations have done over the years that would make some Middle Eastern areas mad. Our "occupation " in certain areas is considered unholy. How would Christians feel if terroists gathered around their churches?? His main point is..."How would the USA react if other nations were stationing troops here or threatening us." He is trying to show Americans that people don't really understand why we were attacked because we don't know the history of the situation. He then backed his statements up by discussing the 9/11 Commission Report. I'm a Dem, but what he says makes sense here.

Answer 5

Of course Ron Paul was right but should have said it was because of our interventionist military policy not only in the Middle East but all over the world. If someone came to America and built and occupied military bases next to our churches and holy land and maybe threw in a bomb or two would we accept that?

Answer 6

The "hate us for our freedom" is a neo-con slogan intended to stir nationalist pride and feed the war machine.

How about they (and a lot of others) hate us because of the neo-con doctrine of global domination. Hmmm... wasn't that Putin who compared our "arrogance" and military adventures to the third reich the other day? This administration has really squandered all the solidarity there was with the US after 9/11. Who are our friends? Don't say the brits - cya Tony. And for those of you who don't think we need allies and can "go it alone" tell me why condi is now meeting with Iran? Jr should of listened to his father and embraced the advice of the Iraq study group rather than being forced into it due to failure.

Answer 7

I really don't care why they hate us, we should still protect ourselves but right here at home, without infringing anyone's privacy, and we should do everything we can to have as few enemies as possible, and in that Ron Paul is right.

Answer 8

He was obviously trying to make a point about the consequences of meddling in other nation's affairs. The "they hate us for our freedom" thing was a Bush "catch-phrase" which has hung around way too long.

Answer 9

Ron Paul was correct in what he said.

Answer 10

Ron Paul was right on target.