Military 4 Ron Paul

Veterans and Military for Ron Paul

Dr Paul is one of only two 2008 Presidential candidates that have a military background. Ron Paul was drafted into the United States Air Force in 1963. Paul served as a flight surgeon from ‘63 - ‘65 and then continued on into the National Guard until 1968 while he finished medical school.

“Ron Paul is one of the outstanding leaders fighting for a stronger national defense. As a former Air Force officer, he knows well the needs of our armed forces, and he always puts them first. We need to keep him fighting for our country.”
- Ronald Reagan (source: MilitaryforPaul.com)

Military donations for Dr Ron Paul far surpassed donations for any other 2008 Presidential candidate at a 2:1 ratio. Veterans and Military have shown enormous support for Ron Paul.

A Stronger America - Veterans for Ron Paul 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8APprYhK2g

Military For Ron Paul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFi0h2ZBoH0

Army Staff Sargent Supports Ron Paul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubavg_du798

Ron Paul on Veterans Issues

“A top priority for me is to take care of our veterans and I would do that by saving money elsewhere.” - Ron Paul

Ron Paul on Veterans Issues:

Reforming the VA to make sure that it efficiently provides affordable care and benefits to our veterans.
Giving employers a tax credit for hiring veterans.
Narrowing the pay gap that exists between military and private sector pay scales.
Restoring health care coverage to retired service members and reducing their out-of-pocket costs.
Establishing a House Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Fully investigating the causes of Gulf War illnesses and providing all necessary treatments to veterans suffering from those illnesses.
Immediately ending the requirement that disabled veterans give up their military retirement pay in order to receive VA disability benefits.

Ron Paul on War and Foreign Policy

“The only proper way to go to war, the only legal way to go to war, the only constitutional way to go to war is to declare the war, by the congress, not by the president. The people should be behind it.” - Ron Paul

Ron Paul’s views on war are very clear. Dr Paul is quoted as saying this on the official Ron Paul web site:

Both Jefferson and Washington warned us about entangling ourselves in the affairs of other nations. Today, we have troops in 130 countries. We are spread so thin that we have too few troops defending America. And now, there are new calls for a draft of our young men and women.

We can continue to fund and fight no-win police actions around the globe, or we can refocus on securing America and bring the troops home. No war should ever be fought without a declaration of war voted upon by the Congress, as required by the Constitution.

Under no circumstances should the U.S. again go to war as the result of a resolution that comes from an unelected, foreign body, such as the United Nations.