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Breaking Washington's Addiction to War

by The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity

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Date And Time
Sat, August 24, 2019
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM EDT

Location
Washington Dulles Airport Marriott
45020 Aviation Drive
Dulles, VA 20166

Refund Policy
Refunds up to 1 day before event

Description
Your ticket includes a hot lunch and refreshments through the day!

$80

(Partial) Speaker List for Conference. More speakers to be added!

Breaking Washington's Addiction to War

August 24th, 2019

Dulles Airport Marrriott

Dulles, VA

Daniel McAdams - Non-interventionism or "sometimes-interventionism?"

Fmr. US Rep. John Duncan, Jr. - An antiwar conservative.

Nathan Goodman (George Mason University) - The economic costs of US empire.

Rick Sanchez - (RT America news anchor, former CNN) - Lies: The dismal state of mainstream media in the US.

Larry C. Johnson (former CIA officer) - The myth of Russian interference.

Col. Douglas Macgregor - (Retired highly-decorated combat officer and frequent guest on Tucker Carlson show) - The insanity of neocon Iran war plans.

David Stockman - (Former US Congressman and Director of Management and Budget [Reagan Administration]). NATO? No!

Lew Rockwell, Founder of the Mises Institute and LewRockwell.com

Ron Paul - Keynote.

Washington is in a constant state of war frenzy. The question of how to manage global challenges seems to be always met with the same answer: threaten sanctions and move military assets. Thus, the US sends carrier strike groups toward Iran, into the Black Sea, into the South China Sea, and elsewhere to make it clear that force is the only language spoken by the United States government and its national security apparatus.

US sanctions cripple a targeted country's economy, punishing the civilian population for the alleged sins of their leaders.

"Diplomacy" means it's Mike Pompeo's State Department issuing the threats instead of the Pentagon or John Bolton.

Meanwhile, Washington's aggressive approach to the rest of the world is backfiring. Far from our becoming more engaged, sanctions and threats of war actually push former enemies to forge alliances to sidestep dealings with the US. The Europeans have been trying to create a system of trade with Iran that bypasses the US, which has reimposed sanctions. Russia and China cooperate with an eye on ending dollar hegemony. Peace talks take place among warring factions in places like Venezuela and Ukraine without the US being invited to participate.

With war drums getting louder, no one seems to really be in charge.

No longer does even the president seem to have control over the war machine. No sooner does President Trump announce that we've won in Syria and are bringing the troops home, than his national security advisor or someone else in his administration issues a "clarification" that nullifies the policy declaration.

Congress? Has anyone heard much from Congress? Or have they wasted two years on either side of "Russiagate"?

This summer the Ron Paul Institute will gather a beyond left/right group of expert speakers to take a hard look at why our foreign policy is a miserable failure and why it has been a miserable failure for US administration after administration.

In post-Mueller, post-Russiagate America, why are Beltway "experts" and their allies in the mainstream media still acting as if today's Russia is a far more deadly enemy than Stalin's Soviet Union? Who benefits and why?

After the almost complete defeat of US and allied-backed jihadists in Syria, why do the State Department and Pentagon still pursue "Assad must go" policies?

Why does Washington insist that the citizens of Iran and Venezuela must starve until their leaders capitulate to neocon demands?

Most importantly: who are the true isolationists? Are they we non-interventionists who promote America's original foreign policy of peaceful relations with all who seek the same? Or are they the sanctioners, the war-threateners, the dictat-deliverers?

Join the Ron Paul Institute and friends this August 24th and be a part of a unique Washington Beltway experience: a beyond left/right coalition of progressives, libertarians, conservatives, and beyond, who are hammering out a new foreign policy that actually benefits the United States instead of the well-connected elites. A foreign policy of peace.

Important notice: There are a limited number of rooms available for a special discounted rate of only $99/night for the August conference. Use this link to book your special room rate, or call (800) 228-9290 and say you will be attending the Ron Paul Institute event with code RPI.