Silence the War Drums

[Pharaoh]

Before the US House of Representatives, February 16, 2006

By Ron Paul

02/20/06 "ICH" -- -- Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this very dangerous legislation. My colleagues would do well to understand that this legislation is leading us toward war against Iran.

Those reading this bill may find themselves feeling a sense of déjà vu. In many cases one can just substitute "Iraq" for "Iran" in this bill and we could be back in the pre-2003 run up to war with Iraq. And the logic of this current push for war is much the same as was the logic used in the argument for war on Iraq. As earlier with Iraq, this resolution demands that Iran perform the impossible task of proving a negative – in this case that Iran does not have plans to build a nuclear weapon.


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[liberal N proud]

1. Dr. Ron Paul is a Republican member of Congress from Texas

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2. If only more of his GOP colleagues had as much intelligence and principle

I may not agree with Rep. Paul about many things, but he's absolutely right about this. A preemptive attack on Iran would be a disaster militarily, politically, and economically for the United States. A lose-lose proposition all around.

Only someone who wants to do great damage to this country would actually push us into such a war.

This is a dangerous bluff - very dangerous.