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Inspired to the Pro-Defense side by Ayn Rand and Ayaan Hirsi Ali

From Eric Dondero:

After serving for four years as an officer of the both the Maricopa County Libertarian Party and the Arizona Libertarian Parties as well as being active in both parties for a total of 12 years, Mike Renzulli in recent months, switched to become a Republican.

Renzulli told Libertarian Republican:

"I had bounced around before but finally decided to become a Republican.

It was after studying Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism and doing more research on U.S. foreign policy that the Libertarian Party's stance is wrong."

Renzulli decided to read authors such as Bernard Lewis, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Robert Spencer. Also thanks to his studying Objectivism and doing more research on U.S. foreign policy and world affairs it gave him a clearer sense of what U.S. foreign policy is really all about in which he concluded it is grounded in self defense and, contrary to some libertarian's claims, not to dominate or control.

Renzulli added:

"We were attacked on September 11th by a nihilistic enemy that wishes to destroy the United States and our allies.

Our past and present interventions in the middle east are not being done to police the world or acquire other country's resources by force but, rather, to liberate people from the iron-fisted rule of Islamists and like-minded totalitarian regimes that back terrorist groups and activities."

Renzulli further stated that he believes, even if the United States is not always successful, at least by kicking out or attacking Islamist regimes and halting terrorists, it is the best and only manner in which to defend ourselves.

"I am still a libertarian in terms of people governing themselves. However, that principle does not include the right to enslave others which is what outlaw groups like al-Quaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood and countries like Iran clearly wish to do."

Renzulli has recently become a regular reader of Libertarian Republican.

Note - Mike's blog is Free Libertarian. It is being added to the LR blogroll.