War: Is Blood Shed Really Necessary?

The majority of presidential candidates running for office in 2012, seem to be in favor of a foreign policy that is heavy on violence, war and total disregard of human emotion. Take Rick Santorum, for example. He believes Iran is such a great threat to the United States that it's imperative for us to take up arms and invade Iran because of their "nuclear threat." It seems to me that Rick "Voted the Most Corrupt Senator in 2006" Santorum doesn't really understand the history or even the situation that we are in and consequently, the consequences if the United States were to invade another country.

In reality, North Korea is a million times the threat to United States national security than Iran. Unlike Iran, North Korea has a fully developed nuclear arsenal and air force that could strike the United States with just a signal from their leader. Yet, the fear campaign waged here in the United States instilled an inherent fear into the heads of the American people saying that somehow, Iran will send bombs over 7,000 miles away and attempt to kill Americans, even though they don't have any developed air force to do so (even if they did, a 7,000 mile distance is too arduous to overcome).

Then there is the argument that if the United States were not to invade Iran, Israel would be greatly compromised. The fact of the matter is that even Israel is in favor of the United States withdrawing troops from the region. In an earlier post (click here to access it), Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself told congress that Israel is capable and would prefer to handle their business themselves without interference from the United States.

Not only is undeclared war unnecessary, but it is evil in every sense of the word. War fuels hate, hate fuels terrorism. Freedom, friendship and diplomacy is not brought about by the barrel of a gun, but by talking with our neighbors around the world and opening ourselves up to free trade and an open market around the world. If you, or anyone else agrees, Ron Paul should be your choice to represent you as the President of the United States in 2012.

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