Pat Buchanan just showed why he’s head and shoulders above the establishment right in foreign policy. He said, Ahmadinejad should be allowed to place a wreath at the WTC .
There speaks the voice of reason, instead of another pandering politician. Ahmadinejad’s alleged remark about wiping out Israel was, in the first place, misrepresented in the US press. He said something rather different. Now he’s making friendlier moves – such as, showing sympathy to the Holocaust, and now, showing that he considered 9-11 a terrible act.
Buchanan pointed out, rightly, that Reagan would have accepted the rapprochement. He recalled Nixon sitting down with Chairman Mao, who surely was a monster. He pointed out that even President Bush accepted Libya’s overture.
Here is another earlier piece on the same subject by Buchanan.
I prefer Paul/Buchanan… Then we would be assured of 16 years of common sense…
True. In terms of leaving the world alone, we could be assured that the US will go back to minding its own business and limited to government. But, I think it’s a combination that might be open to attack as xenophobic/nativist or even racist. (I am not saying I agree with the latter assessment – I am merely pointing out how the combo will be peceived). It will certainly mean a distinct reduction in foreign immigration (at least for the short term), and from what I have read so far, that might not work.