What republican candidate are you pulling for.

[pghin08]

When is the last time one of the candidates was actually asked about their plan?

Here is Santorum's, by the way. It actually includes specifics. Took about 2 seconds to find.

http://www.ricksantorum.com/spending...lements-reform

http://www.ricksantorum.com/defender-taxpayer

Nobody ever asks HOW they can do all this stuff though. If I were a politician, I could say, "I want to bring unemployment down to 4-5% by the end of my first term." And people never really ask, "Well, how do you plan to do that?".

The only thing that I saw in the Santorum site that I really like was the mention of the Simpson-Bowles Commission. I thought their report and recommendations were very good, and they were duly dismissed by the Obama administration and much of Congress. The work they did was really important, and a lot of it was just common sense stuff. Reduce US troops overseas in Europe and Asia by 1/3? Easy. Done. Obama would have been well off not to totally ignore them.

[pghin08]

They are incapable of having nuclear weapons because they will use them to attack Israel or to amass more power on the world stage. Do you not have a problem with this?

I think Israel is more likely to use THEIR nukes on Iran, than Iran would be on Israel (if they had any).

[andrewhoya]

They are incapable of having nuclear weapons because they will use them to attack Israel or to amass more power on the world stage. Do you not have a problem with this?

Also, what was the context of his libertarian remarks?

I don't have a problem with that. As long as they are an independent country, they are allowed to do what they want to do. Other world powers have more nuclear activity than Iran does and could wipe then out in minutes if need be. How do you know that Israeli-ans are not saying the same thing about the US?

A link I posted has the video of his remarks.

[AUTaxMan]

I think Israel is more likely to use THEIR nukes on Iran, than Iran would be on Israel (if they had any).

Have you studied the history of Israel in the 20th century? Israel has constantly had to hold off attack after attack on all fronts from the Muslim nations in the middle east. A nuclear Iran would make this much more difficult. You do understand that the religious and political leaders of those countries would like to wipe Israel off of the map, right?

[AUTaxMan]

I don't have a problem with that. As long as they are an independent country, they are allowed to do what they want to do. Other world powers have more nuclear activity than Iran does and could wipe then out in minutes if need be. How do you know that Israeli-ans are not saying the same thing about the US?

A link I posted has the video of his remarks.

I think you should do some more independent research on Israel, because I don't think you understand the magnitude of the meaning of a nuclear Iran and why the existence of the Israeli state is so important in the middle east.

I was also asking about the context of the video. It's just a 90 second clip.

[andrewhoya]

I think you should do some more independent research on Israel, because I don't think you understand the magnitude of the meaning of a nuclear Iran and why the existence of the Israeli state is so important in the middle east.

I was also asking about the context of the video. It's just a 90 second clip.

Im actually not sure of the context of the video. That's all I could find.

As for Israel, it shouldn't be important in the ME. Countries need to learn how to operate by themselves without the help of other countries. There will always be the threat of invasion of any country for millenniums to come. Iran could already be in the works of a secret weapon that we don't know about. There is no use trying to protect/get in the middle of things that do not relate to our own country. All we are doing is diminishing the already weak relationship that we have with Iran.

[GoingForMaxImpact]

why do you believe that?

Because if you look at history and you look at the past 10 years he has done more to try and fix our economy and help keep jobs in the US, now I don't agree with his Health Care plan nor do I believe in stopping the Pipeline from Canada to Texas I am all fore drilling and using our natural resources! Plus whatever I or anyone else says good about Obama there will be people there to disect it apart just as the Democrats do to Republicans! Like George Washington stated Once you create more then one government party you will have Chaos! And that's what our Government is today, its way to big and they have way to much control over each state! They need to allow states to govern themselves and just handle the stuff that they were always set fourth to do "We the People, By the People, For the People"

[pghin08]

Have you studied the history of Israel in the 20th century? Israel has constantly had to hold off attack after attack on all fronts from the Muslim nations in the middle east. A nuclear Iran would make this much more difficult. You do understand that the religious and political leaders of those countries would like to wipe Israel off of the map, right?

I understand that some people in the Arab nations want to see Israel gone. It's a bit extreme to throw all political and religious leaders under that umbrella.

And sorry, but I totally disagree on a lot of Israeli history. The Suez Crisis in the 1950s began with the Israelis invading Egypt with the support of the Brits, after Egypt refused to open the canal to Israeli shipping, which was not in direct violation of any agreement.

The six-day war was a shared responsibility. Egypt massed along the Israeli border, but never invaded. Israel responded by bombing the crap out of them, and taking over Gaza, the West Bank and Golan Heights.

I'm tired of the whole "Israel is always the victim" schtick. They're an aggressive nation too. For example, who has the most intrinsic spy network in the US? Not our "enemy" nations. It's Israel. The U.S. defense of Israel is the main cause of strife between the Middle East and the west.

[AUTaxMan]

Because if you look at history and you look at the past 10 years he has done more to try and fix our economy and help keep jobs in the US, now I don't agree with his Health Care plan nor do I believe in stopping the Pipeline from Canada to Texas I am all fore drilling and using our natural resources! Plus whatever I or anyone else says good about Obama there will be people there to disect it apart just as the Democrats do to Republicans! Like George Washington stated Once you create more then one government party you will have Chaos! And that's what our Government is today, its way to big and they have way to much control over each state! They need to allow states to govern themselves and just handle the stuff that they were always set fourth to do "We the People, By the People, For the People"

What he has done has proven not to work, and you disagree with many of his fundamental policies, but you want to reelect him?

[GoingForMaxImpact]

What he has done has proven not to work, and you disagree with many of his fundamental policies, but you want to reelect him?

That's why its a Free America, we are free to choose who we elect and who we think will do the best job! You have your vote and I have mine we all live in the same country but doesn't mean we have to agree!