Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that "he who lives by the sword dies by the sword." Treating PTSD at a firing range doesn't make sense
Is there more to what RP said, or is everyone just blowing a simple comment way out of proportion?
No ......... who speaks about the bravest of our brave should ever hold public office in this country.
.... Ron Paul and all of his kind.
Michael Brown
Sometimes we speak quickly from our emotions and don't allow our words to be held back until we can better shape them. Dr. Paul was guilty of that in this instance.
I am pretty sure he understands his error.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/02/ron-paul-clarifies-by-the-sword-tweet-on-snipers-death/
It was a stupid thing coming from emotion about the tragedy.
After receiving some criticism on Twitter, Paul, 77, later clarified his comment on Facebook, posing Kyle’s death as an unintended consequence of “unconstitutional and unnecessary wars.” On Monday evening, Paul posted the following note:
As a veteran, I certainly recognize that this weekend’s violence and killing of Chris Kyle were a tragic and sad event. My condolences and prayers go out to Mr. Kyle’s family. Unconstitutional and unnecessary wars have endless unintended consequences. A policy of non-violence, as Christ preached, would have prevented this and similar tragedies. -REP
Paul has vocally opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as unwarranted and unconstitutional. In his two recent presidential runs, Paul warned repeatedly of the consequences of America’s wars and global military presence, citing the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as blowback from U.S. foreign intervention.
If anything, his "clarification" makes it worse. He's essentially devaluing the sacrifices of all our service men and women now. I somewhat agree with his opinions of unnecessary conflicts, but that dog won't hunt.
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