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Originally Posted by MoonStar
From what I've read Obama was against the war from the start. Paul was a physician while Obama was a civil rights lawyer. I can't tell who'd be better in the long run but I think Obama would be better for Muslims in this country and he'd be less likely to be a warmonger.
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I can't say for sure if he would be better for Muslims, but saying he'd be less likely to be a warmonger isn't quite accurate:
Obama supports war with Iran (he sees the civil war in Iraq as actually a war with Iran)
Obama more of the same pro-war pro-israel BS
Obama votes with Israel on Lebanese invasion
Obama support for Israel
Obama would consider missile strikes on Iran and Pakistan (dead link):
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"U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama suggested Friday that the United States one day might have to launch surgical missile strikes into Iran and Pakistan to keep extremists from getting control of nuclear bombs."
"But if those measures fall short, the United States should not rule out military strikes to destroy nuclear production sites in Iran, Obama said.
"'The big question is going to be, if Iran is resistant to these pressures, including economic sanctions, which I hope will be imposed if they do not cooperate, at what point are we going to, if any, are we going to take military action?' Obama asked.
"Given the continuing war in Iraq, the United States is not in a position to invade Iran, but missile strikes might be a viable option, he said. Obama conceded that such strikes might further strain relations between the U.S. and the Arab world. 'On the other hand, having a radical Muslim theocracy in possession of nuclear weapons is worse. So I guess my instinct would be to err on not having those weapons in the possession of the ruling clerics of Iran. … And I hope it doesn't get to that point. But realistically, as I watch how this thing has evolved, I'd be surprised if Iran blinked at this point
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And then there is his speech at AIPAC (which is too long to post here).
On the other hand, you have Ron Paul, who is a non-interventionist (i.e. doesn't believe in getting involved with foreign affairs at all), and wants to cut off all aid to Israel.
So who's less of a warmonger?