2018 IN Senate race: on War & Peace


Andrew Straw: Treaties with allies instead of empire-building attitudes

Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Avoid foreign entanglements"?

A: Support. Instead of expensive wars and belligerent empire-building attitudes, we need treaties with strong allies that reduce conflict around the world, while also increasing democracy and rights/freedoms of regular people everywhere.

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Indiana Senate candidate Feb 28, 2018

Mike Braun: Defeat ISIS terrorists where they live

From North Korea to Russia, despots and dictators are increasing instability and danger throughout the world. To combat the rising tide of uncertainty, a strong American military is needed more than ever before. Mike Braun supports making sure our troops have the tools and equipment they need to protect America's interests abroad and defeat ISIS terrorists where they live.
Source: 2018 Indiana Senate campaign website MikeBraunForIndiana.com Feb 3, 2018

Luke Messer: Get tough with North Korea

America cannot accept North Korea having the capability of bringing nuclear weapons to our shores. We must make the hard choices that it will take to ensure that result. We need to make it clear that it is not OK to do business with North Korea. [We] could look at broader efforts such as a full oil embargo of North Korea, which would require international cooperation, and we need to look at military options, too, which starts first and foremost with further development in missile defense.
Source: The Star Press on 2018 Indiana Senate race Sep 21, 2017

Mark Hurt: We lost allies' respect, enabling rise of extreme ideologies

Hurt states: "In foreign relations, these last 8 years, we lost respect among allies, enabling the rise and expansion of extreme ideologies. Given what is taking place in Iran, the lack of emphasis on our military strength is leading to an escalation in nuclear weapons and the expansion of terrorism."

Hurt noted nearly 80% of the business profits flowing into Iran after the lifting of sanctions flows to companies and subsidiaries owned and managed by the Ayatollah and Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Hurt noted that Russia's recent delivery of surface to air missile systems emplaced around the Iranian uranium enrichment facility, the increased Cyberattacks by both the Peoples Republic of China and Russia, the Russian expansion of military bases near large oil reserves in the Arctic, the attacks in the Ukraine and the positioning of Russian and Iranian tanks just above Israel's northern border are disturbing and potentially destabilizing.

Source: 2018 Indiana Senate race website, MarkHurt.org Mar 3, 2017

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MI:Levin(D)
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OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
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AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
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AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
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AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
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