How would the rest of the world view the US with Ron Paul as President?

[swatmc]

Think about it.

How would the average person outside the US view us?

Also, for the people who say they are "enemies" of the US, how would they view Ron Paul?

[Kuldebar]

A sigh of relief?

As for enemies, they would have to consider a change in their recruiting policies if US Foreign Interventionist Policies were dramatically changed.

People forget that foreign leaders not friendly to the U.S. are also politicians that rely on stirring up passions to gain support, the same goes for leaders of terrorist organizations.

Take away the fuel, it would only be a matter of time before the fires stopped raging. How long it would take, I don't know...

[Gee]

Given that international polls place Dubya as a higher threat to world peace than the nuclear-armed and certifiably-insane Kim Jung Il, I think the world would absolutely love it.

[TheEvilDetector]

A triumph of individualism and individual liberty over collectivism (ie. totalitarianism disguised).

[Wyurm]

I will put it like this. Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate with meetup groups in 4 countries outside the US. thats 4 countries that have people who desperately want the US to have the foriegn policy that Dr. Paul has proposed. And, they want it bad enough to pay to start meetup groups to reach out to Americans that might be in their countries. Also I checked on some of them and they are actually meeting and having events.

We have several U.K. residents who frequent this forum as well. Now, as for those we are actually attacking, well, I dont know.

[MGS]

EVERY person ive talked to from the UK or Australia loves Ron Paul. There are alot of people worldwide who want to see him elected.

[graystar]

Bring it on I say!

(aussie in london - hows that for internationalism)

[PatriotOne]

I think the world is ready for a kinder, gentler America. We may think America is out spreading democracy but most countries see's us as locust or worse right now. If foreign campaign contributions were allowed, Ron Paul would be in great shape I think!

[tsoldrin]

There would be some countries left out in the cold... like Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE... but for the most part, the vast majority of countries and people in those countries would start to love America again. We'd have respectability and infectious freedom which others would want to emulate. On that, we could well see several authoritarian regimes topple... first the ones we're propping up artificially and second the ones where the people got a whif of real freedom and decided they wanted some of that themselves.

[d991]

I am Canadian, and for the last few years I thought that ANYONE would be better as president of the U.S. than George Bush. The last few months I have come to a different conclusion.
First, Ron Paul is the ONLY Republican I could feel relieved about being president of your country. As for Democrats though, who I initially had hoped would win, I am not so sure. Finding out that Clinton and Obama are both on the CFR worries me. What worries me is that if the U.S. goes into an economic downturn in the next couple years, I can see Clinton and Obama ordering attacks against Iran as a diversionary tactic, and both will only increase U.S. (military) presence around the world. As for domestic issues, the socialist-type system we have going on here in Canada works for us more or less. It's not perfect but I think most Canadians are happy with the system that is in place in our country. However, I am worried about candidates who want to implement a socialist health-care system in the U.S. I just think that implementing such a huge system like that in a country with so many people is going to send costs through the roof.

Anyway that was a long-winded reply, but I think all Canadians would welcome a non-interventionist in the White House! One of the major issues Canadians (and probably others around the world) have with America is the perception that America is the bully around the world.

[TheEvilDetector]

I am yet to see a constitutional amendment that allows the government to support other regimes such as Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE etc etc etc by crippling the domestic economy and lowering the standard of living for americans. Having said that, I see nothign wrong with helping people around the world by giving them financial aid, however, it must be done voluntarily by generous and kind hearted individuals.

When the government puts a hand in your pocket and takes out some money while holding a gun to your head to give it to people of other nations, it is not exactly voluntary is it?

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[Roxi]

will put it like this. Ron Paul is the ONLY candidate with meetup groups in 4 countries outside the US.

update: 5 countries ;)

[Nefertiti]

Certain governments would not be happy with a Ron Paul presidency especially if they rely heavily on US aid and military support. However, I believe the average citizen in those countries would prefer a Ron Paul presidency because frequently those citizens aren't so happy with their governments, which are propped up by US money, or by US military presence.

I'm an dual citizen of the US and Egypt. One of the biggest threats to Egypt is not Israel as some might think, but the countries upstream on the Nile who control the source of all water in Egypt. I feel that Ron Paul's policies on the Sudan are the ones most likely of all the candidates to protect Egypt's interests as they are the most likely in my opinion to prevent Southern Sudan from seceding from the North. It is very much in Egypt's interest to keep Sudan united and I believe the sanctions everyone else seems to be calling for would push the South to definitely secede and that scares me.

[Wyurm]

Here, I found this: http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/07-2007/Article-20070704-90dc440b-c0a8-10ed-0082-a49480c5eb5b/story.html

That should explain how the countries we are fighting would feel.