IMAGINE! China Invades America!

I really like the message sent to Americans..
can they Imagine what they/their government does in the rest of the world?

Imagine!: speech written & given by Ron Paul
should you be a US citizen in support of Ron Paul: http://revolutionpac.com/defense

CREDITS:
Obviously Ron Paul for the speech
Voice & Music: Jeremy Hoop
Video animation: Nicholas Bozman & MysteryBox. http://mysterybox.us

Original text:
Imagine for a moment that somewhere in the middle of Texas there was a large foreign military base, say Chinese or Russian. Imagine that thousands of armed foreign troops were constantly patrolling American streets in military vehicles. Imagine they were here under the auspices of "keeping us safe" or "promoting democracy" or "protecting their strategic interests."

Imagine that they operated outside of US law, and that the Constitution did not apply to them. Imagine that every now and then they made mistakes or acted on bad information and accidentally killed or terrorized innocent Americans, including women and children, most of the time with little to no repercussions or consequences. Imagine that they set up checkpoints on our soil and routinely searched and ransacked entire neighborhoods of homes. Imagine if Americans were fearful of these foreign troops, and overwhelmingly thought America would be better off without their presence.

Imagine if some Americans were so angry about them being in Texas that they actually joined together to fight them off, in defense of our soil and sovereignty, because leadership in government refused or were unable to do so. Imagine that those Americans were labeled terrorists or insurgents for their defensive actions, and routinely killed, or captured and tortured by the foreign troops on our land. Imagine that the occupiers' attitude was that if they just killed enough Americans, the resistance would stop, but instead, for every American killed, ten more would take up arms against them, resulting in perpetual bloodshed. Imagine if most of the citizens of the foreign land also wanted these troops to return home. Imagine if they elected a leader who promised to bring them home and put an end to this horror.

Imagine if that leader changed his mind once he took office.

The reality is that our military presence on foreign soil is as offensive to the people that live there as armed Chinese troops would be if they were stationed in Texas. We would not stand for it here, but we have had a globe-straddling empire and a very intrusive foreign policy for decades that incites a lot of hatred and resentment towards us.

According to our own CIA, our meddling in the Middle East was the prime motivation for the horrific attacks on 9/11. But instead of re-evaluating our foreign policy, we have simply escalated it. We had a right to go after those responsible for 9/11, to be sure, but why do so many Americans feel as if we have a right to a military presence in some 160 countries when we wouldn't stand for even one foreign base on our soil, for any reason? These are not embassies, mind you, these are military installations. The new administration is not materially changing anything about this. Shuffling troops around and playing with semantics does not accomplish the goals of the American people, who simply want our men and women to come home. 50,000 troops left behind in Iraq is not conducive to peace any more than 50,000 Russian soldiers would be in the United States.

Shutting down military bases and ceasing to deal with other nations with threats and violence is not isolationism. It is the opposite. Opening ourselves up to friendship, honest trade and diplomacy is the foreign policy of peace and prosperity. It is the only foreign policy that will not bankrupt us in short order, as our current actions most definitely will. I share the disappointment of the American people in the foreign policy rhetoric coming from the administration. The sad thing is, our foreign policy WILL change eventually, as Rome's did, when all budgetary and monetary tricks to fund it are exhausted.

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[CLAWEDTV]

to be clear for everyone it not the american people who fuck with other countries

ITS THE GOVERNMENT

[burningwizzard12]

America needs a revolution

[yogakaofficial]

t people, man, women and children. Let's hope, the next BIG force in the World does NOT drop bombs over peacefull schoolchildren and helpless poor farmers in the mountains, just because some fellow countryman did bad things.

Let's hope, we get dominant nation, that does NOT support kidnapping and fucking TORTURE of innocent men. Life in prison and even DEATH sentence without ANY trial.

Let's hope we get anything but hypocritical devils like the fuckers who burn the world right now!

[yogakaofficial]

Time will come when forces will be shifted again. No regime can hold it's grip on the people and it's repression of fredom and it's denial of the humankind of other nations forever! America will fall, China is on the rise.... may good will be with all of you and let's hope, that the next big regime is not as devilish and power-addicted as your current government of the usa. Let's hope, the next big Force in the world does NOT take part in the arbitrary slaying of hundrets of thousands of innocen

[cbradley1391]

thought voting didnt matter and its all rigged by the government? thoguht we were all lied to into believing we should go to war? thought 90% of americans actualy believe the illuminati conspiracy? people like you like to pick and choose your oppinons as long as it supports your bias for that moment.

[cbradley1391]

if the USA didnt bomb more countries, the soviet union would control 75% of the world by this time.

[yogakaofficial]

Actually yes. But sad truth is: It's supported by the american people! It's the people voting, it's the people GOING to war, it's the people ignoring the truth, it's the people being too lazy and scared to change.

[BlindJustice14]

There isn't a country on this planet that would win in a war against the USA. Period.

[tythorn13]

lol i could see it now...

[jamesonoo]

Sounds like iraq

[Corey Windom]

any of you hypocritical pieces of shit got anything to say about the fact that China invaded Indian territorya fewdays ago????? Hell, everyone thinks we are evil and we have not done anything to north korea. everything has been done by the UN and every single military operation we do is actually being done by NATO we dont act alone...i dont think that we need to make an example out of North Korea.....our world and there aint shit anyone can do about it besides get killed when they try