How we should have acted before Iraq War Invasion

Ron Paul on Now With Bill Moyers -

October 4, 2002 - Part I

Not everyone was fooled by the Media propaganda during the Iraq War.

Let us learn from this, so we don't repeat the mistakes of the past.

Important points he brought up:

• 1. No evidence to suspect Saddam was a Threat to our national security.
• 2. No evidence to suggest Saddam had the capability to hurt us, through air force, or other means.
• 3. Even if such threats and abilities were present, during Cold war, we easily fought off other threats without DIRECT confrontation.
• 4. Israel affects our Foreign policy negatively, in contradiction to America's own needs sometimes.
• 5. The Just War tradition is not dead and requires war to be for DEFENSIVE purposes only, and that such a war must be with THE WILL of the people.
• 6. To love Peace and to hate war, is Human nature. There is no shame in this.