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Ron Paul is Right: Blowback is Undisputable Fact

August 3, 2007

Is Ron Paul correct in asserting that blowback is an undisputable fact? Polling numbers compiled by USA Election Polls seem to bear witness to the fact that his momentum is increasing or at least remaining steady, and considering Mr. Paul’s vociferous stands on foreign policy, this is a reasonable assertion. Occasioned by the republican debate in South Carolina, Mr. Paul acknowledged that blowback is at least in part to blame for the 9-11 attacks.

It is not surprising that this stand has not earned him many friends within George Bush’s camp, but the truth of the matter dictates that Mr. Bush very expressly stated that nation building was not in the best interest for American or the world, yet a few short years later this very concept is being applied – albeit using different terminology – in Iraq.

Heavily attacked by other conservatives, especially Mr. Giuliani, the statements made by Ron Paul were soon twisted and turned to such an extent that they almost – but not quite – sounded as though the United States had only itself to blame for being attacked on 9-11.

Quite apparently this is a fallacy – both in theory and in the assertion that Mr. Paul had propagated such a theory. Yet what becomes obvious from listening to those who would love to see America fall is the unpopular notion that Ron Paul is right: blowback is an undisputable fact, no matter how unpopular this opinion may be and how vigorously it might be criticized by those who are blinded to the sometimes unfathomable ways of thinking of America’s enemies.

5 Quotes from the 9/11 Commission Report

The constant refrain of Pakistanis is that the United States long treated them as allies of convenience.

America's perennially troubled diplomacy efforts in the Muslim world, where NSC staff warned that "we have by and large ceded the court of public opinion" to al Qaeda.

In May, President Bush announced that Vice President Cheney would himself lead an effort looking at preparations for managing a possible attack by weapons of mass destruction and at more general problems of national preparedness. The next few months were mainly spent organizing the effort and bringing an admiral from the Sixth Fleet back to Washington to manage it. The Vice President's task force was just getting under way when the 9/11 attack occurred.

Because the amount of reporting is so voluminous, only a select fraction can be chosen for briefing... During 2001, Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet was briefed regularly regarding threats and other operational information relating to Usama Bin Ladin. He in turn met daily with President Bush, who was briefed by the CIA through what is known as the President's Daily Brief (PDB)... There were more than 40 intelligence articles in the PDBs from January 20 to September 10, 2001, that related to Bin Ladin.

We see little evidence that the progress of the plot was disturbed by any government action. The U.S. government was unable to capitalize on mistakes made by al Qaeda. Time ran out.

Pakistan's endemic poverty, widespread corruption, and often ineffective government create opportunities for Islamist recruitment.... It is hard to overstate the importance of Pakistan in the struggle against Islamist terrorism. Within Pakistan's borders are 150 million Muslims, scores of al Qaeda terrorists, many Taliban fighters, and--perhaps--Usama Bin Ladin.... Pakistan possesses nuclear weapons and has come frighteningly close to war with nuclear-armed India over the disputed territory of Kashmir... On terrorism, Pakistan helped nurture the Taliban...

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