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From Politico:

Ron Paul says he would not have authorized the mission that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, and that President Barack Obama should have worked with the Pakistani government instead of authorizing a raid.

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“I think things could have been done somewhat differently,” Paul said this week. “I would suggest the way they got Khalid [Sheikh] Mohammed. We went and cooperated with Pakistan. They arrested him, actually, and turned him over to us, and he’s been in prison. Why can’t we work with the government?”…

Uh, Ron, old buddy – bin Laden was living right by the Pakistani version of West Point. If by some bizarre happenstance no one in the Pakistani government knew bin Laden was there, just as soon as we told them, his minions within the Pakistani government would have tipped him off. More than likely, however, the Paks did know he was there and gave at least some tacit approval for the mission…whatever forces had been protecting him for years decided that it was no longer worth it to keep it up.

This is the problem with most libertarian politicians when it comes to foreign and defense policy – a complete lack of understanding of how the world really works. It is dark, cruel and brutal out there – we are a sheltered people. Shielded by our supremely powerful military, living in a society of laws (in spite of relentless attempts by liberals to subvert the rule of law), Americans simply don’t know the thread we hang by…and how that thread is entirely missing in most of the world. Because of the way the world is, the United States both has to maintain a supreme military, and be willing to use it at times in a very ruthless manner…it is the only way we can ensure our survival, as well as offer some hope to the benighted areas of the world for a better future.

Ron Paul is great on a lot of things – most notably in currency and government finance matters – but he is positively naive when it comes to foreign affairs. This statement of his ensure that he simply will not be the GOP nominee. He’ll generate a lot of heat, raise bags of money…and in the end, won’t even win a single primary. He might as well pack it in now and save everyone a lot of trouble.