[Peace-discuss] tim johnson on the war spending and ron paul

[C. G. Estabrook]

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.

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.

We certainly do not need to elect members of Congress who will "support the 
president" on the wars. --CGE


On 8/17/11 6:53 PM, "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" wrote:
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> *http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/August-2011/Tim-Johnson-on-the-Redistricting-Map-the-Debt-Ceiling-Ron-Paul-and-More/
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>
> *CF: By voting against lifting the debt ceiling, do you feel any 
> responsibility for Standard & Poor’s lowering the country’s credit rating?
> TJ: *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.
>
> *CF: You’re looking for more cuts in defense?
> TJ: *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.
>
> *CF: I’m curious how you get to the number six.
> TJ: *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.
>
> *CF: Whom are you supporting in the race for Republican presidential nomination?
> TJ: *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.
>
> *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?
> TJ: *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.
>
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