2009 Ron Paul 98:1
Mr. PAUL. I would like to just make
one more comment as we close the Special
Order.
2009 Ron Paul 98:2
I opened my remarks talking about
Barbara Tuchman’s “The March of
Folly.” We are on the same course. I
would say it’s time to march home. I’m
not for sending any more troops. It is
very clear in my mind that if the job
isn’t getting done and we don’t know
what we’re there for, I would say, you
know, it’s time to come home, because
I fear – and it’s been brought up. Congressman
MCGOVERN has brought it up,
and everybody’s talked about the finances
of this because it is known that
all great nations, when they spread
themselves too thinly around the
world, they go bankrupt. And that is
essentially what’s happened to the Soviet
system. They fell apart for economic
reasons.
2009 Ron Paul 98:3
So there are trillions of dollars spent
in this operation. We’re flat-out broke,
a $2 trillion increase in the national
debt last year, and it just won’t continue.
So we may not get our debate on
the floor. We may not be persuasive
enough to change this course, but I’ll
tell you what, the course will be
changed. Let’s hope they accept some
of our suggestions, because when a Nation
crumbles for financial reasons,
that’s much more dangerous than us
taking the tough stance and saying,
It’s time to come home.
