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Did Rudy "Win"?

Frequent commenter Erid Dondero writes a letter to TFL suggesting that Rudy Giuliani "won" the last debate.

On some levels, it's hard to disagree. Watching the tape, certainly Giuliani got the most enthusiastic response from the crowd. But was it grandstanding by the Hero of 9/11? And has Dr. Paul used this event to begin a dialog about our nation's overall foreign policy?

Yes, of course to both questions.

Personally, I'd like to see Dr. Paul make his points more crisply, but, fundamentally, he has been effective in recasting the Iraq War in a more meaningful context. I'd like to see him clearly state that of course 9/11's perpetrators were a vicious, despicable act, one that should be stopped. Hunting down bin Laden and al Qaeda to thwart future 9/11s is well within the bounds of national defense. The US should do so...vigorously.

But that's not what Iraq is all about. It was, quite simply, an overreaction, yet another poke at a hornet's nest that is the Middle East. The concept of "blowback" is vital to understanding the world stage, IMO, and Dr. Paul is educating the once pro-peace (more or less) GOP faithful on this point.

Someone's got to speak the truth, and we should be pleased that Dr. Paul is giving it his best shot.

-Robert Capozzi

Free-for-all (frfr-ôl) -- n. A disorderly fight, argument, or competition in which everyone present participates.

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