erowe1
09-24-2007, 12:40 PM
This column by Thomas Sowell describes the problem with nation building foreign policy:
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2007/09/20/mugged_by_reality_part_iii
This is valuable because Sowell is a an excellent mainstream conservative columnist (whom I've seen support Giuliani for president as recently as last Spring). Educated core Republican voters should be familiar with his work and probably like him.
A big stumbling block for many Republicans is Paul's insistence on quick withdrawal from Iraq. I've found that one strategy is too admit that his view on that won't suit all conservatives, but that it at least shows that he's committed to getting away from a foreign policy based on nation-building, something you can't say for any other candidate. And when we look forward to the next four years, we can't just worry about Iraq, but also other unforeseen conflicts. There are a lot of GOP voters who supported and still support the Iraq war but who really don't want to continue following the kind of philosophy that has gotten us to the place we are there.
When we can get these conservatives to tolerate Paul's Iraq views, then when we get them to look at the 90% of what he says that they strongly agree with, we stand to pick up a lot of GOP primary votes.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2007/09/20/mugged_by_reality_part_iii
This is valuable because Sowell is a an excellent mainstream conservative columnist (whom I've seen support Giuliani for president as recently as last Spring). Educated core Republican voters should be familiar with his work and probably like him.
A big stumbling block for many Republicans is Paul's insistence on quick withdrawal from Iraq. I've found that one strategy is too admit that his view on that won't suit all conservatives, but that it at least shows that he's committed to getting away from a foreign policy based on nation-building, something you can't say for any other candidate. And when we look forward to the next four years, we can't just worry about Iraq, but also other unforeseen conflicts. There are a lot of GOP voters who supported and still support the Iraq war but who really don't want to continue following the kind of philosophy that has gotten us to the place we are there.
When we can get these conservatives to tolerate Paul's Iraq views, then when we get them to look at the 90% of what he says that they strongly agree with, we stand to pick up a lot of GOP primary votes.