2018 MD Senate race: on War & Peace


Arvin Vohra: Stop creating enemies; withdraw from foreign entanglements

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Avoid foreign entanglements"?

A: Strongly agree. We need to stop creating enemies; current military policy is wasting our money, sending young men and women into morally dubious employment, and making us less safe. I will sponsor legislation to withdraw from NATO, end all foreign entanglements, downsize the military, shut down foreign military bases, and cut taxes accordingly.

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Maryland Senate candidate Mar 30, 2018

Arvin Vohra: U.S. in foreign civil wars is wrong and dangerous

Current international law holds soldiers accountable for war crimes, even if the order comes from above, but it does not classify the U.S. involvement in foreign civil wars as a war crime. I personally view U.S. involvement in foreign civil wars as morally bankrupt and dangerous, and I believe that those involved in combat duty are engaged in morally bankrupt actions. I cannot agree with the view that those in the military share no culpability for the actions they do while in the military.
Source: The Libertarian Vindicator on 2018 Maryland Senatorial race May 14, 2017

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