[Peace-discuss] Sense from a US rep

[C. G. ESTABROOK]

[Obama's decision to send 17,000 more US troops to Afghanistan is] "an outrage 
... but foreign policies don't change ... with Democrats or Republicans"...

	Paul warns of US 'empire' dream
	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:10:31 GMT

US congressman Ron Paul says US military interventions around the world show 
that American politicians are in pursuit of a "world empire".

US statesmen from both sides of the aisle "are all interventionists, they all 
believe in the world empire," said the outspoken Republican congressman in an 
interview with Russia Today.

Paul made the remarks when asked about President Barack Obama's decision to 
assign 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan contingents.

The Texas congressman called Obama's decision an "outrage", saying the US has 
suffered "the most because we're paying for our foreign intervention overseas."

"But foreign policies don't change; it doesn't change with Democrats or 
Republicans," Paul said.

Afghanistan has been the scene of daily violence since the 2001 invasion of 
US-led forces who have been seeking to to capture al-Qaeda leader Osama bin 
Laden and 'defeat' terrorism by removing the Taliban regime.

President Obama has vowed to change the direction of the 'war on terror' by 
lowering US military presence in Iraq and focusing on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The president says the surge in Afghanistan is "necessary to stabilize a 
deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, which has not received the strategic 
attention, direction and resources it urgently requires."

According to White House officials, further decisions on sending more troops to 
Afghanistan will come after the administration completes a broader review of its 
policy in the war-torn country.

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