2001 Ron Paul 55:1
Mr. PAUL. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself
such time as I may consume.
2001 Ron Paul 55:2
Mr. Chairman, I would like to point
out that the case of Milosevic is a case
that will come back to haunt us for
two reasons: one, we are setting a
precedent. This has never happened before.
He was democratically elected in
a country and democratically disposed.
The country there was willing to prosecute
him.
2001 Ron Paul 55:3
The second part is that this stirs up
tremendous anti-American sentiment.
This is the reason why we are the
greatest target in the world for terrorism,
because of our intrusion into
these areas, pretending that we always
know best and that we will trample the
law because it serves our self-interests.
But I believe our national security and
our interests are not best served in this
manner. This policy is very dangerous.
2001 Ron Paul 55:4
Likewise, we have had many examples
of U.N. intervention. Rwanda, can
we be proud of that? Can we be proud of
what the U.N. and what our troops had
to go through with the humiliation in
Mogadishu in Somalia? I mean, this
was horrible, what happened there. So
good intentions will not suffice. Just
because there are good intentions, it
does not mean that good will come of
it.
2001 Ron Paul 55:5
There is an alternative to a single
world government, and that is individual
governments willing to get
along; open and free trade as much as
possible, free travel, people having a
unified free market currency where we
do not have currency devaluations and
poverty throughout the world. There is
a lot that can be done with freedom,
rather than always depending, whether
it is here in the United States or at the
international level, on more government.
