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MN Senate debate
Klobuchar v. Kennedy, Oct. 2006
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MI Senate debate
Stabenow v. Bouchard, Oct. 2006
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MO Senate debate
Talent v. McCaskill, Oct. 2006
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TN Senate debate
Corker v. Ford, Oct. 2006
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OH Senate debate
DeWine v. Brown, Oct. 2006
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MA Governor
Patrick v. Healey v. Mihos, Sept. 2006
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VA Senate
Allen v. Webb, Sept. 2006
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MA Dem. Governor primary
Patrick v. Reilly v. Gabrieli, Sept. 2006
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PA Senate
Santorum v. Casey, Sept. 2006
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RI GOP Senate primary
Laffey v. Chafee, Aug. 2006
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CT Dem. Senate primary
Lieberman v. Lamont, July. 2006
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MN Senate primaries
Klobuchar v. Bell v. Kennedy v. Cavlan, March. 2006
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Book Reviews |
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A Republic, Not an Empire, by Pat Buchanan
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Click here for 48 full quotes from Pat Buchanan in the book A Republic, Not an Empire.
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China
Truculent but contained China is no threat.
Support Free Asia with materiel but no troops.
Don’t aggravate Beijing, but don’t appease.
Impose tariffs on China; end World Bank loans.
Supporting role only in case of Chinese attacks.
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Defense
US hegemony will backfire to create a less secure world.
Stalin & USSR caused Cold War; not Truman & US.
NATO was conceived as a temporary alliance.
We lost Vietnam because we fought on THEIR terms.
US never committed to Vietnam victory; as Great Power must.
No Pax Americana for post-Cold War.
New World Order ties down US without vital interests.
Soldiers volunteer to defend US, not UN.
Annex Greenland.
UK, France, & Germany should defend Europe.
Transfer NATO Army to Germany & Navy to France.
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Environment
Energy independence by developing Caspian pipelines.
Explore ANWR; reconsider nuclear power & oil import fee.
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Foreign Policy
East Europe: Focus on democracy instead of expanding NATO.
Base alliances on their view of US; not on democracy status.
Russia: Stop humiliation now to avoid a 21st century war.
Poland: NATO membership implies nuclear defense.
Independence, not isolationism.
Manifest Destiny OK; Imperialism is not.
Pre-WWI US wasn’t isolationist; but expansionist.
US should have re-armed in 1930s when Japan invaded China.
War guarantees to Poland kept Hitler from attacking USSR.
Hitler was no threat to US; sought mastery of Europe only.
FDR forced Japan to attack US as back door to WWII.
Globalist Elites have not yielded their empire.
Latin America: Support Monroe Doctrine but exit Rio Pact.
Quebec: Offer seceding provinces alliances or statehood.
Cuba: US interest is peaceful transfer of power after Castro.
Puerto Rico: No statehood; eventual independence.
Dissolve Asian security treaties, they’ll defend themselves.
Korea: Replace US troops with Koreans.
Japan: share burdens(defense) & benefits(trade) equitably.
Russia: Offer EU membership instead of encirclement.
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Free Trade
“Good for global business” isn’t necessarily good for US.
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Immigration
Limit immigration to 250,000 per year.
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Principles & Values
Original “America First” in 1940s to keep US out of WWII.
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War & Peace
We attacked Yugoslav territory without Congress’ approval.
Kuwait: using force on Iraq was a non-vital imperial burden.
Kuwait War benefited Iran; not US.
Iran & Iraq: Abandon dual containment strategy.
Israel: Provide for self-defense, but concede land for peace.
Palestine: a flag, a land, a capital in Jerusalem.
Balkans: Let Europe police their own backyard.
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The above quotations are from A Republic, Not an Empire, by Pat Buchanan.
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