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It was only by turning enough member of Congress - not by replacing
them - that votes for withdrawal from SE Asia in the 1970s and
Central America in the 1980s became possible. <br>
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We need to convince more members of Congress to take Johnson's view
on the wars. It's also the view of Reps. Kucinich, Paul, et al.<br>
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We certainly do not need to elect members of Congress who will
"support the president" on the wars. --CGE<br>
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On 8/17/11 6:53 PM, "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" wrote:
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<p><strong>CF: By voting against lifting the debt ceiling, do you
feel
any responsibility for Standard & Poor’s lowering the
country’s
credit rating?<br>
TJ: </strong>Why would I feel responsible when I voted
against the
bill that passed and then apparently triggered this? It was a
cobbled-together bill. The cuts were, I think, far short of what
is
necessary to deal with our fiscal crisis in America. Also, it
didn’t
deal with the fact that we have already spent upwards of $2
trillion on
three wars—or six wars, according to how you look at it. No end
game,
and we’re pouring gigantic amounts of money into something that
I don’t
think makes people in Bloomington or Decatur or Champaign any
safer. </p>
<p><strong>CF: You’re looking for more cuts in defense?<br>
TJ: </strong>Absolutely. I want to get out of Afghanistan. I
want to
get out of Iraq. We shouldn’t be in Libya. We shouldn’t be in
Syria.</p>
<p><strong>CF: I’m curious how you get to the number six.<br>
TJ: </strong>Let’s leave it at three. We’re providing money in
Syria
and at least two other countries, depending how you look at it.
We’re
fighting wars we can’t win. We need to get about the business of
taking
care of American jobs first, and we’re not doing that.</p>
<p><strong>CF: Whom are you supporting in the race for Republican
presidential nomination?<br>
TJ: </strong>I’m still looking at al the candidates. I’m a
close
personal friend of Ron Paul, and I have a huge amount of respect
for
him. Ron Paul is the most principled man—or woman—who has ever
run for
office in America in my political lifetime. He is committed to a
set of
principles; he doesn’t deviate from those principles. His
personal
ethics are of the highest nature. Nobody has asked me to endorse
them
yet. </p>
<p><strong>CF: I think Ron Paul is a mystery to many Americans.
What’s
he like? Do you go out to dinner with him and just talk?<br>
TJ: </strong>Sure. He’s interesting, funny, extraordinarily
bright,
engaging—a fine human being. He’s a real workout fanatic. He’s
in
terrific shape. He’s the kind of guy who, if you tell him what
you’re
interested in, he probably knows something about it. He’s got an
eclectic knowledge, and he’s able to talk about anything from
sports to
medicine—and everything in between.</p>
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