A tree falls

I have highlighted many voices protesting the war in Iraq, and have tried to include Republican voices above all because I want to challenge the assumption that to oppose an unjust war makes one a "looney liberal".

Here I would like to draw your attention to the words of Representative Ron Paul, a Republican from the Lone Star state (Texas). When asked if Iraqis are better off with Saddam gone he makes the case (to paraphrase) that the answer is "Well, no, particularly not Iraqi Christians". He also asks a much more important question, I think, which is this "Are we better off with a foreign policy that promotes regime change while justifying war with false information?"

I think Ron Paul feels government ought to be accountable to the people and especially when spending their money or embroiling the nation in war. In any case he is like another proverbial tree falling unheard in the Republican wood:

Chop! Chop! Chop!