Survey of 2020 Presidential campaign websites: on War & Peace
Kanye West:
Don't tie up our country in foreign quagmires
Maintain a strong national defense, fully prepared, but not so quick to tie up our country's young men and women in foreign quagmires that do not advance our national interest, and which last for decades.
Through God we shall do valiantly. -- Psalm 60:12
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website kanye2020.country
Oct 9, 2020
Jo Jorgensen:
Turn America into One Giant Switzerland: Armed and Neutral
Turn America into One Giant Switzerland: Armed and Neutral--with the military force to defend America's shores and soil against any foreign attackers or invaders. Protected by an armed citizenry and by a military laser-focused on defending America.
No US involvement in foreign wars. Bring home our 200,000+ American military personnel stationed in foreign countries. No US military aid to foreign governments. No US blockades or embargoes of non-military trade. Peace.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website jo20.com
Jul 26, 2020
Rocky De La Fuente:
Stop failed exercise of nation-building
We should extricate ourselves from the failed exercise of nation-building--trying to impose democracy on countries that may not choose to embrace it or may not be ready to build upon it from a cultural perspective. I would like to see us be less
active in that regard. We also must protect our citizens. If we are assaulted by a hostile entity--foreign or domestic--or if there is a clear and present danger of such an attack, then we have every right to defend ourselves.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website rocky101.com
Mar 4, 2020
Rocky De La Fuente:
Eliminate ridiculous waste, inefficiency in military budgets
We should eliminate the ridiculous amount of waste and inefficiency in our recent military budgets. There is a disgraceful relationship between our politicians and the military-industrial lobby. Our government's authority to "provide for the common
defense" is fundamental. If the threat to the United States is immediate or impending (as in the case of "confirmed" terrorists), we have the authority to address it. If the threat is hypothetical, then we must exercise well-measured restraint.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website rocky101.com
Mar 4, 2020
Joe Sestak:
Immediately rejoin the Iran nuclear deal
One critical action we must undertake immediately is rejoining the Iran nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA). This hard-won agreement, signed by all of the world's major powers, had disarmed the nuclear threat of Iran--until
we abandoned it. Breaking America's word on the deal while Iran kept theirs is unforgivable. The recent ratcheting up of tensions with Iran is a potentially grave mistake. If we decide to launch missile strikes on Iran in an attempt to destroy deeply
buried nuclear infrastructure, they might instantaneous rain missiles on Israel and our regional bases, and close the Straits of Hormuz, cutting off 20% of the world's oil supply. Even if we manage to destroy their nuclear infrastructure, they can
rebuild it all again. We must heed that old lesson of our misguided invasion of Iraq: militaries might stop a problem, but militaries don't solve a problem. And the problem of Iran's nuclear capability can only be solved through diplomacy.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website JoeSestak.com
Jun 23, 2019
Pete Buttigieg:
Never send troops without clear definition of their mission
The greatest strategic advantage for America has always been the fact that our country has stood for values shared by humanity, touching aspirations felt far beyond our borders. The lesson of the Iraq disaster is not that there is anything wrong with
standing for American values, but rather that any action in the name of such values must be strategic, legitimate, and constrained by the premise that we only use force when left with no alternative.We should never again send troops into conflict
without a clear definition of their mission and an understanding of what will come after.
I believe we should use force when there is a clear and present threat to the US; when it's necessary to deter and defend against an attack on or imminent
threat against the United States, our citizens at home or abroad, or our treaty allies; and when we act as part of a legitimate international coalition to prevent genocide or other atrocities. But when we must use force, we must also have an end game.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website, PeteForAmerica.com
Jun 11, 2019
Pete Buttigieg:
Small steps forward in North Korea; no "love letters"
So rather than a zero-sum insistence on full and complete denuclearization before any peace is possible, we can recognize that the two processes can be mutually reinforcing, with small steps leading to bigger ones. You will not see me exchanging love
letters on White House letterhead with a brutal dictator who starves and murders his own people. But you will see my administration work to create the conditions that would make it possible to welcome North Korea into the international community.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website, PeteForAmerica.com
Jun 11, 2019
Howie Hawkins:
Endless war follows from capitalist competition
ENDLESS WAR: We will never have a secure peace as long as capitalism's competitive economic structure generates international conflicts and wars. Nuclear-armed capitalist states--including the US, Russia, and China--compete for resources,
markets, cheap labor, and geopolitical military positioning. If we don't replace capitalism's nationalistic competition with socialism's international cooperation, sooner or later these conflicts will end in nuclear annihilation.
Source: 2020 Presidential Campaign website HowieHawkins.us
May 19, 2019
Mike Gravel:
Split DoD into Department of War and Department of Peace
The Department of Defense has benefitted from its Orwellian moniker for too long: who could justify cutting "defense" spending? The Founders recognized that "Department of War," a name that accurately reflected the purpose and activities
of the body, was a more fitting name. But that's not enough to push back on the overwhelming power of the Department of Defense. A Department of Peace, as proposed in 1793 by Benjamin Rush, should exist to promote peacebuilding and conflict prevention
whenever necessary. The United States should: - Rename the Department of Defense the Department of War.
- Create a Department of Peace, under which USAID, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Peace Corps would be organized. As a full member
of the Cabinet, the Secretary of Peace would serve to identify, promote and report on U.S. support to nonviolent solutions to global problems.
- Commit to parity in budget allocations between the Department of War and the Department of Peace.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeGravel.com
Apr 9, 2019
Mike Gravel:
End military aid to Israel; recognize Palestinian statehood
For too long, America has given uncritical support to the Likud government of Israel, which has enacted racist apartheid-style policies designed to disenfranchise Palestinians. American leadership, both Democratic and Republican, has watched, both
approvingly and passively, as Israel illegally annexed Palestinian land, encouraging further encroachment through billions of dollars in military aid, the placement of the American embassy in Jerusalem, and the recognition of the Golan Heights as
Israeli territory. The United States should: - Establish a mature, non-partisan relationship with Israel and its neighbors.
- End military aid to Israel.
- Refuse to support laws aiming to stifle the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement
that cripple freedoms of speech and association.
- Recognize Palestinian statehood or call for a plural state in which Israelis and Palestinians all enjoy full and equal rights in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeGravel.com
Apr 9, 2019
Mike Gravel:
End military aid to Saudi Arabia; no support for Yemen war
The US' relationship to Saudi Arabia is extraordinarily corrupt. For decades, the Saudi royal family has used oil money to influence American policy; from the prominence of "Bandar Bush" to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman claiming to have Jared
Kushner "in his pocket," our leaders have been serving Saudi interests for far too long. Saudi Arabia is a repressive dictatorship which regularly engages in torture and murder, as seen most recently in the death of Jamal Khashoggi. Its curtailment of
women's rights has been appalling.The United States government serves as a salesman of death around the globe. The only way to clamp down on the military-industrial complex, the greatest enemy of the American people, is a hard line against selling
weapons abroad.
The United States should: - End all aid to Saudi Arabia.
- End all material and logistical support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
- Prohibit American companies from selling arms abroad, including to non-state actors.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeGravel.com
Apr 9, 2019
Mike Gravel:
Withdraw all troops from South Korea; normalize with North
The primary responsibility for achieving a lasting peace on the Peninsula rests with the Korean people and their respective governments. This is--first and foremost--their dispute to settle. As the overwhelmingly more powerful party, the U.S. has a
responsibility to make every effort to de-escalate tensions to enable the two Koreas to reach an amicable outcome to current and future talks.The United States should: - Withdraw all troops from South Korea, in cooperation with the South Korean
government.
- Seek to pursue normal relations with North Korea.
- Formally declare an end to the Korean War, which was only paused in 1953 with the Armistice Agreement. Ending hostilities is necessary for the total denuclearization of the peninsula.
- Continue nuclear dialogue with North Korea through multilateral mechanisms, with the goal of complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
- Observe its own Treaty obligations towards denuclearisation.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeGravel.com
Apr 9, 2019
Howard Schultz:
Strengthen NATO alliance to fight Russian cyber-attacks
NATO is the strongest and most successful military and political alliance in the history of the world. It helped contain and defeat the Soviet Union. It came to the defense of the United States in the wake of the September 11th, 2001, attacks.
And it has led the international effort to secure and stabilize Afghanistan.But President Trump has questioned this essential alliance. He has criticized it, and he has weakened it. This is a fundamental misunderstanding of America's role in the
world. We must stand with our allies.
We must support the alliance's efforts to transition resources to the increasing threat from cyber attacks around the globe--most especially from Russia. NATO needs even more fortification to fight this growing
menace, which may soon become the gravest threat facing the American people.
As NATO looks ahead to its next 70 years, the United States must continue to be a leader for peace and security. And we must do so in concert with our allies.
Source: 2020 Presidential Campaign website HowardSchultz.com
Apr 4, 2019
Mike Gravel:
2020 debates desperately need an anti-war voice
We must fundamentally shift the dialogue of American politics, and force a tough conversation about the costs of endless wars of choice.The 2020 presidential debates will be in desperate need of an anti-war voice, and Mike Gravel is ready to take on
that challenge.
Debemos cambiar el di logo de la pol¡tica estadounidense y forzar la conversaci¢n dura de los costos de guerras infinitas de elecci¢n.
Los debates presidenciales de 2020 necesitar n desesperadamente una voz contra la guerra.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeGravel.org
Mar 29, 2019
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