Foreign Policy Debate during Economic Meltdown?

[RonPaul101.com]

I am emailing CNN just to ask why they are having a foreign policy debate when the headlines are "GDP Revised Down", "EuroZone Ready to Collapse", "Stock Market Ready to Set Downward Trend Record", and CNN is going to ask the candidates if we should go to war with Iran.

This upsets me as a voter, not just as a RP supporter. I understand foreign policy is very important to picking a President, but this election is going to be about the economy. My answer to any foreign policy question would merely be picking examples of our domestic economic policy; that's what voters care about, not an Iran/Israel witch hunt. :mad:

[69360]

Neocons like killing and bombing it's not going to change.

[280Z28]

Foreign policy topics are the biggest responsibility of the executive branch. They also comprise a very large portion of our national budget, so clearly this is a topic of interest for a presidential election.

On most (domestic) economic issues, the President is really just a national cheerleader for moving things in particular directions because the majority of responsibility goes to Congress.

[RonPaul101.com]

CNN will focus on war, which is not supposed to be a Presidential decision if we play by the rules.

[sailingaway]

It is something the President does, treaties, diplomacy, commander in chief. Why it is sponsored by the defense industry is more to the point, but I wouldn't spam anyone particularly anyone who has control over how much mic time Ron gets.

[Havax]

I think it's perfect timing and more important than an economic debate. Have you looked at the military budget lately? I'm with Gary Johnson when he said he would cut it by 40% immediately (and Ron to his point of we don't need anymore weapons).

[Original_Intent]

This works for Paul - our foreign policy is bankrupting us. He is the foremost candidate that can tie his foreign policy as an approach to improve the economy.

"Our soldiers should be spending their money into our economy, not into some foreign countries economy"
"We are broke, we can't afford the militarism overseas any more."
"We should not be giving foreign aid - first we cannot afford it, second we give aid to both our allies and the enemies of our allies. Third, aid is taking money from poor people in a rich country and giving it to rich people in a poor country."

He should also point out that we now owe about $50K for every man woman and child in the country. He should point out how much our current foreing policy costs every man woman and child in this country EVERY YEAR. (I believe most people are not aware and this would be a real attention grabber). People are starting to realize that the bills are coming due, and having looking at your family of four (for instance) and realizing the cost being assigned to us as taxpayers I think would be a huge catalyst in our favor.

Also, compare our military spending to the rest of the world combined.

Also, mention the troops overwhelming financial support for Ron Paul. The men on the ground know much more about what is going on "over there" than the average American, maybe we should give them credit for supporting the right man as commander in chief.

[ZanZibar]

Wolf just said this morning on CNN discussing the upcoming debate that "the biggest threat to national security is economic instability".

[BattleFlag1776]

Wolf just said this morning on CNN discussing the upcoming debate that "the biggest threat to national security is economic instability".

I demand immediate sanctions against Economia! :)

[No Free Beer]

From what I understand, it is mainly a foreign policy debate, but they will be discussing economics as well.

[PaulConventionWV]

I am emailing CNN just to ask why they are having a foreign policy debate when the headlines are "GDP Revised Down", "EuroZone Ready to Collapse", "Stock Market Ready to Set Downward Trend Record", and CNN is going to ask the candidates if we should go to war with Iran.

This upsets me as a voter, not just as a RP supporter. I understand foreign policy is very important to picking a President, but this election is going to be about the economy. My answer to any foreign policy question would merely be picking examples of our domestic economic policy; that's what voters care about, not an Iran/Israel witch hunt. :mad:

Well, foreign policy also has to do with things like foreign aid, the IMF, the federal reserve helping foreign banks, eurozone, and other stuff like that.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Wolf just said this morning on CNN discussing the upcoming debate that "the biggest threat to national security is economic instability".That's what Obama did last night... revising executive order 12957 to now include Crude Oil/Petroleum Products from Iran, basically making anyone trading with iran Terrorist.

Here's Puppet Obama's last year's, EO 12957 - CISADA... they read the revisions on the House Floor this morning, but I don't have a copy yet for the details. Don't you find the timing quite unusual that Barry signed new sanctions last night, read of the House Floor this Morning, and Tonight is the NEOCON/NWO sponsored Deabte? All this shit is rigged.

http://www.humanrights.gov/tag/cisada/



Message to the Congress Concerning Further Sanctions on Iran (http://www.humanrights.gov/2011/05/25/message-to-the-congress-concerning-further-sanctions-on-iran/)

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the “order”) that takes additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, and implements the existing statutory requirements of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104 172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) (ISA), as amended by, inter alia, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Public Law 111 195) (CISADA).

In Executive Order 12957, the President found that the actions and policies of the Government of Iran threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

To deal with that threat, the President in Executive Order 12957 declared a national emergency and imposed prohibitions on certain transactions with respect to the development of Iranian petroleum resources. To further respond to that threat, Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, imposed comprehensive trade and financial sanctions on Iran. Executive Order 13059 of August 19, 1997, consolidated and clarified the previous orders. To take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 and to implement section 105(a) of CISADA, I issued Executive Order 13553 on September 28, 2010, to impose sanctions on officials of the Government of Iran and other persons acting on behalf of the Government of Iran determined to be responsible for or complicit in certain serious human rights abuses.
In CISADA, which I signed into law on July 1, 2010, the Congress found that the illicit nuclear activities of the Government of Iran, along with its development of unconventional weapons and ballistic missiles and its support for international terrorism, threaten the security of the United States. To address the potential connection between Iran’s illicit nuclear program and its energy sector, CISADA amended ISA to expand the types of activities that are sanctionable under that Act. ISA now requires that sanctions be imposed or waived for persons that are determined to have made certain investments in Iran’s energy sector or to have engaged in certain activities relating to Iran’s refined petroleum sector. In addition to expanding the types of sanctionable energy related activities, CISADA added new sanctions that can be imposed pursuant to ISA.
This order is intended to implement the statutory requirements of ISA. Certain ISA sanctions require action by the private sector, and the order will further the implementation of those ISA sanctions by providing authority under IEEPA to the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions with respect to those sanctions. The order states that the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take the following actions necessary to implement the sanctions selected, imposed, and maintained on a person by the President or by the Secretary of State, pursuant to authority that I have delegated:
with respect to section 6(a)(3) of ISA, prohibit any United States financial institution from making loans or providing credits to the person consistent with section 6(a)(3) of ISA;
with respect to section 6(a)(6) of ISA, prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the person has any interest;
with respect to section 6(a)(7) of ISA, prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the person;
with respect to section 6(a)(8) of ISA, block all property and interests in property that are in the United States, that come within the United States, or that are or come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the person, and provide that such property and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in; or
with respect to section 6(a)(9) of ISA, restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from the person.
I have delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and the relevant provisions of ISA, and to employ all powers granted to the United States Government by the relevant provision of ISA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the order. All executive agencies of the United States Government are directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of the order.
I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued.
BARACK OBAMA