The Official South Carolina/CBS News/National Journal GOP Debate Thread

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Tell Em Ron Paul!!!!!! We don't need any more darn wars!!!!!! Why are we talking about attacking a sovereign country.

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Huntsman always sounds so thoughtful and intelligent, that's why he can't win  a republican primary.

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Lol Rick Perry.  Everybody starts with zero aid except Israel right?

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Why is Israel considered our greatest ally? What wars have they assisted us with ?

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Why the hell does everyone here hate Isreal?

Because Israel picks fights and does not clean up the mess. I dont want to send my kids (or myselF) to die for them.

Amen

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Santorum's been hitting the tanning bed.

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Why the hell does everyone here hate Isreal?

Because Israel picks fights and does not clean up the mess. I dont want to send my kids (or myselF) to die for them.

I was ready to fight in 67 and 73 when the Arabs picked a fight with Isreal....how about when the Arabs invaded on the Jews most important holiday?

In 67 Israel attacked first.

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God Gingrich makes me want to puke

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Santorum " keep hope alive".....lol

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Paul you are talking to the Republican base. They can't  or won't comprehend.

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Lol at the Paulites in the crowd

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Here we go with the Reagan worship.

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And as the President of Bain Capital , Mr. Romney you helped ship jobs to China.

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So that is it?

Go to cbsnews.com.  they are streaming the rest of the debate.

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So cut student loans, aid to the poor, infrastructure spending, unemployment compensation , but increase defense spending. God the Republicans are so out of touch with the mainstream.

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I love how people who never served in combat can be so cavalier in starting wars, and sending other peoples children to be possibly killed

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Does Romney still want to double Guantanamo?

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I. Freaking. Love. Ron. Paul.

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Rick Perry showing that Texas Swagger.

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Unemployment 4% Newt? Jeez he is so arrogant

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Its lagging like hell.

Mine is streaming just fine

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Lol Scott Pelley

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Perhaps I watching something else, but I didn't see much gleefull or giddyness about sending troops in the combat.  There are some candidates who are willing to do it if they judge necessary and others who wouldn't see such as necessary. But no one is say yea lets slaughter Iran, just like it would be unfair to say that Paul would let some enemy march in the streets in of NY if they wanted.

Also the Dems on here aren't realizing there is a huge difference between taking control of an entire country for years and storming a country to take out a nuclear facility. And there is an even bigger difference between that and conducting an airstrike to take out a nuclear program.

They assume that military intervention is synonymous with 100k plus troops when historically 90% of all military interventions resulted in few if any troops and no declaration of war because of its limited scope.

Why should Isreal be allowed to have nuclear weapons  and not sign  the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,  and be subjects to inspections, but Iran who is a party to the  Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty shouldn't?

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Why should Isreal be allowed to have nuclear weapons  and not sign  the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,  and be subjects to inspections, but Iran who is a party to the  Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty shouldn't?

That said:
1) People at the height of power in Iran frequently talk about killing millions of Israeli's unprovoked on a regular basis.

I don't believe Iran poses an existential threat to the United States of America , and I don't believe they will anytime in the near-term future. If Israel has beef with Iran and thinks they are a threat, let them fight there own battles. When has Israel ever shed blood and treasure for us?