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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Rand Paul supports this Endless War


I wrote Sen. Rand Paul a week ago expressing my dismay as to his uninformed and/or convoluted thoughts on Egypt.

I am unable to publish my original email since it was a web form that is used instead of a regular email contact.

Below is his (ok,  a staffers or even a canned) response:

August 19, 2013

Dear Mr. (I deleted my name from this),

Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding foreign aid from the United States.  I appreciate hearing your thoughts on this issue.
One of the most significant issues facing our country is the foreign policy of the United States and how we interact with our neighbors around the globe.  The United States and its citizens are some of the most generous individuals in the world.  With the strength of our Armed Forces, we are blessed to have the ability to quickly respond to tragedies of both natural and man-made disasters.  
The United States is good at promoting freedom, encouraging trade and supportive of those willing to participate in peace and benefit from its prosperity.  Unfortunately, a majority of the foreign aid is not given to other countries in response to emergencies.  Most countries that receive U.S. aid receive economic and military assistance rather than humanitarian aid.  Despite billions of dollars spent in attempts to assist countries and help them prosper, economic and military aid has had questionable effects.  
Aid that should be focused toward investment and growth is typically funneled into consumption.  Instead of reaching the people who need it, foreign aid has increased the size of foreign governments or used to line the pockets of corrupt leaders.  When it comes to military aid, countries like Egypt, Pakistan, Syria and Libya have used the weapons we have provided against their own people, and for other purposes that are against the interests of the United States.
Foreign aid should not be used to pressure nations into doing our will, but aid certainly should not be given to governments that actively work against and undermine the United States.  I have introduced many pieces of legislation and amendments to reduce military aid to specific nations, in response to their actions against the United States.  
In addition to the problematic effects our aid has created, our country is facing a considerable national debt problem.  We have seen countries and currencies fall under their unsustainable debt.  We cannot continue to borrow money from other nations in order to give funds to other countries.  We need to get our own fiscal house in order to prevent ourselves from becoming a nation similar to the ones in need of our assistance.  

Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts with me.  It is an absolute honor to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States Senate.  Feel free to contact me again regarding any other federal issue. 

Sincerely,
Rand Paul, MD
United States Senator

My response:

Thank you for your response but it made me sad for America yet again.

That you lump Egypt in with those other corrupt regimes is amazing.

The military in Egypt is using weapons not against its own people but against a terrorist organization that has invaded Egypt and wants to snuff out all opposition.

So unlike America, who does not play this deadly serious game to win.  Thereby creating an Endless War.

I could go on, you will never understand though.  Thats why America has lost influence, not totally due to the ridiculously childish foreign policies of the democrats but because you're very insulated in your thinking and will never understand anyone other than yourself.  Unfortunately, it seems our Intelligence agencies are just like you.  This is why they have to turn to Big Data since they cannot understand people.  But I digress.

Lastly, that you use the excuse, that taxpayers in America deserve better than having their money be used to stop the murder of Christians is astonishing & shocking to say the least.

Egypt is doing what America should have been doing all along.
But then again, America no longer cares for Christians.  So you would be right in thinking that Egypt is undermining America's interests.  Now I get it.

I want peace... not this Endless War and definitely not being forcibly converted to the religion of (un)peace.


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