The Danger of Iran

I am actually a bit frightened right now because I actually agree with Michelle Bachmann about something. She lambasted Ron Paul over his views on Iran and as much as I don’t want to, I agree with her.

Ron Paul’s isolationist stance is a very dangerous view of the world. The idea that we will be perfectly safe if we just ignore the rest of the world shows a Foreign Policy naivety of the average 3 year old playing peek-a-boo believing that hiding his or her face means they become invisible.

Martin Niemöller is credited with the following quote that shows the dangers of only looking out for yourself and I have no doubts that Congressman Paul is fully aware of this quote which makes it even worse because he knows better.

First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.

I am frightened about agreeing with Michelle Bachmann because she is, in my opinion, completely incapable of speaking in public without screwing up big time. She does not seem to be aware that when you are stating what you mean that the words that come out of your mouth need to be defined the way you mean it.

Blurting stuff out when you are speaking with a foreign ruler or diplomat is dangerous because you can go back and tell them what you meant to say but the damage will already be done because they will have their own people with them giving real time interpretation from English to whatever language they speak. Even if they speak English care is still needed because from the perspective of work meanings and pronunciation, English is an incredibly difficult language.

Congressman Paul and Congresswoman Bachmann please for the love of everything, give it up and let someone with common sense (assuming we can find that in a politician) take over and run this ship.

 

Technorati Tags: Politics,Foreign Policy,Ron Paul,Michelle Bachmann,Isolationism