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Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the lame duck 'Independent Democrat' from Connecticut closely allied to neoconservative advocacy groups, has reportedly become the first U.S. senator to call publicly for military intervention in Syria.

http://bit.ly/q9fHX7



Imagine Armed Chinese Troops in Texas

By Ron Paul

Imagine for a moment that somewhere in the middle of Texas there was a large foreign military base, say Chinese or Russian. Imagine that thousands of armed foreign troops were constantly patrolling American streets in military vehicles.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29374.htm



The Myth of American Exceptionalism

By Stephen M. Walt

The idea that the United States is uniquely virtuous may be comforting to Americans. Too bad it s not true.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article29383.htm


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Why oppose interventionism?

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

10/10/11

I often hear a variant of the following from conservatives (and some liberals) when confronted with the foreign policy views of libertarians: 'Sure, I m all for a more peaceful foreign policy, but you guys take it too far - isolationism won t work in our increasingly interconnected world. Besides, we have real enemies we have to deal with.' There are several problems with this response. First, there is no such thing as 'isolationism' and no such creature as an 'isolationist.'...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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