There was a brief media flap about McCain’s false claims. Barr might have revived it. A clip of Barr criticizing McCain on this point might even have made the cable news.

Further justification was when his forces invaded our ally in Kuwait and brutally murdered, raped and tortured hundres of thousands of Kuwaitis.

Further justification was when he repeatedly ignored our no fly zones and shot at our jet fighters.

Further justification was when he supported Palestinian Terrorists and offered to fund Hamas and other Terrorist groups.

Further justification was when he gassed an estimated Two Hundred Thousand Kurds.

He didn’t have any WMD you say? Really?

I suggest you read Georges Sayda’s book Saddam’s Secrets. Sayda was Saddam’s Top Air Force General, and outlines in the book precisely what happened to all the WMD. They were shipped off to Syria days before the War began in 2003. No great mystery.

But of course, the liberal media ignores the story.

From your lips to God’s ears, RockHoward

Barr seems to have been on that process during his career in Congress, and while he’s not likely to get an A on Ron Paul’s final exam yet, I like this guy. Rather than focus on and condemn those areas where, say, he still has more to learn; I’m excited that he’s able to bring so much of the B+ good answers into the mainstream media.

So far, he’s a great candidate for us. IMO.

(And I’m hoping he’ll continue to get better. Maybe reread Mary’s books. Have a long dinner with Steve Kubby. Look more closely at how Ron Paul raised as much money as he has and look at his Google and Youtube videos from 1998).

Again, no one is likely to fully become libertarian overnight. I agree that part of the LP’s mission IS education (and not just electing candidates); and part of education that works is not just pounding learners on the wrong answers—or we risk never converting (fully educating) anyone.

Joe

Joe

Are you aware that there’s potentially millions of Ross Perot voters out there that the Barr campaign could tap into? Perot got 20 million votes in 19992.

What are Perot voters like?

They are generall fiscally conservative budget hawks, who are more moderate on social issues, yet Patriotic on the Military and very supportive of Military Veterans.

Just imagine Bob Barr taking a Leftist line on foreign policy: “The War in Iraq is a huge failure, all of the efforts of our brave men in Uniform have been in vain, let’s immediate pull-out all our Troops, surrender to Al Qaeda, and admit defeat.”

Now, just how do you think that would go over with Perot type voters, or other blue collar folks who may lean libertarian on issues like gun rights, property rights and tax cuts, and might be tempted to vote for Barr/Root?

I’ll tell you how: Like a led balloon.

But then again, I guess you’d rather Barr reach out to the tiny faction of about 200,000 or so, Lefty Anarchist America-haters, right?

If we’re “Occupying Iraq,” than why is it that the Iraqis are begging us to stay? Poll after poll by Gallup and Pew and other Research firms done in Iraq suggest an overwhelming majority of Iraqis want US Troops to stay for the foreseeable future.

So, the citizens AND the political leaders of the “Occupied” country don’t want us to leave. That sure is a strange way to define an “Occupying Force.”

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, “Ten Million Iraqi War Deaths due to the Iraqi invasion by the Evil United States.”

Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah.

We’ve heard it all before on all the America-hating Leftwing Blogs.

And remember this Golden Oldie:

“If America invades Afghanistan to remove the Taliban and hunt down Al Qaeda, the Military will need over 100,000 body bags for all the dead Soldiers and Marines.”

Want complete evidence of the stunning success of the War in Iraq in the last few weeks?

Mostly silence from the ultra-liberal “Mainstream” Media on the War.

Oh, and US Troop deaths at an all-time low.

Hey, just a guess, but might you be a non-Veteran? Perhaps a Military hater to boot?

Dude, keep the laughs coming.

1- Iraq has 28 million people, not 35. At least four million of those Iraqis are now refugees, and several hundred thousand are dead thanks to the U.S.’s “liberation.”
2- Iraqi civilians continue to be blown up every day and there is massive resistance to the Bush administration’s attempts to continue the occupation. 3- The average Iraqi thinks it’s legitimate to kill American troops, and the majority view the American presence as the chief cause of instability.

But since the war is “virtually over”, does that mean the troops can come home now?

PS —The fact that Eric Dondero supports the Barr/Root ticket so heartily should be a wakeup call to anyone who cares about liberty and peace. Well, that and the fact that Barr’s position on Iraq is vaguer than that of Hillary Clinton, he thinks “only a fool” would set a timetable to withdraw from Iraq, and he thinks U.S. troops should “absolutely not” be brought home from the 130 countries around the world they are currently stationed at…

You mean until he voted to invade and occupy Iraq?

Look, I can accept and rejoice in the fact that Barr is now Libertarian. I can’t accept his reinvention as having always been pro-liberty. By trying to paint his horrid congressional record as pro-liberty, he mocks the very concept.

The problem with the image of the LP is that it’s seen as being too “Anti-War.” I run into this on a daily basis with Veterans, and Military Family members. They like libertarian economic policies, the Vets, and most especially the Active Duty young guys like libertarian policies on civil liberties issues like drug legalization, pro-guns, anti-smoking laws, and anti-seat belt laws. But then comes the bombshell:

“I would vote for you Libertarian guys, but you’re soft on Terrorism…”

The LP needs to figure out a way to dispell that image, and appear to be more Pro-Military, and more Pro-War on Terrorism. Libertarians are losing a huge block of voters because of it:

Fiscally Conservative/Socially Tolerant, yet Pro-Defense.