On Tuesday night at the Republican candidate debates, Representative Ronald Paul stated a simple fact about United States foreign policy. Representative Paul said that America was not attacked on September 11th simply because of our wealth and freedom. America was attacked because of our military intervention in the Middle East.

"Have you ever read about the reasons they attacked us?" he asked. "They attack us because we've been over there. We've been bombing Iraq for 10 years

Rudy Giuliani interupted the debate to protest what Dr. Paul said. Later in the debate, Tom Tancredo said, "whether ... Israel existed or didn't, whether or not we were in Iraq or not, they would be trying to kill us, because it is a dictate of their religion."

Since the debate, Republican leaders such as Saul Anuzis and members of the media who are considered representatives of the party have accused Ron Paul of blaming the American people for 9-11. They have called for him to apologize for what he said. And they have called for him to be removed from all future debates.

Ron Paul did not blame the American people. He blamed bad policy by political officials going back to the 1950s. It is a historical fact that the United States has stirred up hatred for itself through and military intervention and other influence in the Middle East. Ron Paul owes no apologies for what he said. Giuliani owes the party and the Fox News Network an apology for disrupting the debate to uplift himself. Tancredo owes an apology to the party, the network and the American people, especially those who are Muslim, for his blaming of the attacks on the Muslim religion of the attackers.

There is no way that Ron Paul should be removed from the Republican debates. There is nothing wrong with having a different opinion than the rest of the candidates. That is the point of the debate. There is nothing wrong with stating historical facts, no matter how much others refuse to admit the mistakes of America's past. Removing him from future debates would be an invasion of free speech. It would be a disgrace to the party and the country.

Ron Paul is a great American patriot. I trust him to protect the Constitution more than any other public official. He is a true conservative. And he is the Republican Party's best shot at beating Hillary Clinton or whichever other degenerate the Democratic Party puts on the ballot.

If the Republican Party tries to silence Ronald Paul by removing him from future debates, I will not vote for another Republican candidate in my life. I will vote independent, and if need be Democrat. But I will not support a party that opposes honesty and free speech.