1999 Ron Paul 78:2 Mr. Chairman, my amendment
strikes the authorizations in section
106 for all U.N.-related operations. We
have a bill here tonight dealing with
embassy security, U.S. embassy security,
and we are all very concerned about it.
1999 Ron Paul 78:3 But in typical fashion, about all we
have been offered so far has been just
to put more money into our embassies
and never raising the question about
why our embassies might be more vulnerable.
My amendment deals with that, because I would like to deal with
the foreign policy involved with our commitment to the United Nations.
1999 Ron Paul 78:4 There are many in this Congress who
readily admit they are internationalists.
I readily admit that I am not an
internationalist when it comes to political
action and warmongering.
Therefore, I think much of what we do
in foreign policy makes ourselves more
vulnerable. If we look at the two most
recent bombings in Africa, these were
brought about by our own foreign policy.
1999 Ron Paul 78:5 Those supporters of internationalism
generally accuse those of us who are
opposed to it by saying that we are isolationists.
This is not true. I am not an
isolationist. But I do believe in national
sovereignty. I happen to sincerely
believe that one cannot become
an endorser of some form of internationalism
without some sacrifice of
our own sovereignty. I think this is the
subject that we must address.
1999 Ron Paul 78:6 I believe in free trade. I do not believe
in protectionism. I am not a protectionist.
I think people, goods, and
services and ideas should flow across
borders freely. But when it comes to
our armaments, under the guise of the
U.N. orders or NATO orders, I do not
believe this should be called something
favorably as internationalism and
those who oppose that as being isolationists.
1999 Ron Paul 78:7 I object to imposing our will on other
people. I believe this is what we so
often do. When we do that, we build
hatreds around the world. That is why
our embassies are less secure than
many other nations. This is why we are
bombed. We bomb Iraq endlessly. No
wonder they hate us.
1999 Ron Paul 78:8 Iran right now, they have dissidents
in the street; but they are blaming
America, because there was a time
when we put our dictator in charge of
Iran as we have done so often around
the world. Yet they only can come
back by making our embassies vulnerable.
It might be wiser for those countries
that we cannot protect our embassies
to put in a computerized operation
because, in this day and age, we
do not have to have embassies in the
countries that are so dangerous.
1999 Ron Paul 78:9 But it is not the lack of security that
is the problem, it is our type of policy
that prompts the hatred toward America.
I suggest we should look at some of
this U.N. activity.
