Toby Harnden on the Telegraph notes:
The 2008 presidential campaign with the biggest on-line presence is led by 72-year-old congressman in a crumpled suit who confesses he has no internet strategy but just stumbled on “a wonderful secret weapon”.
Ron Paul, a libertarian opposed to the Iraq war and government intrusion, is now drawing some of the largest crowds of any Republican candidate in Iowa and has raised more money on a single day than any of his rivals....
...Declaring that he would bring US troops home from the Middle East, Japan, South Korea and Europe, Dr Paul said that Islamist terrorism was motivated by America’s desire to extend “our foreign empire” and occupy other countries.
He compared the Iraq invasion to a Chinese invasion of the US.
“What if they said, ‘Well, we want to promote our system of government on you through force’? What if they build military bases on our land to protect their oil in the Gulf of Mexico and they had different religious values?
“What would we do? It would unite every single American and we’d pick up our guns and do some fighting.”
The movement that Dr Paul has tapped into will continue to be a force in American politics long after his campaign has ended.
“The momentum’s building regardless of the outcome of the election,” he told the Sioux Center crowd. “There’s something stirring in this country and I don’t think you can silence those people who have been interested in this campaign.”
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