STAR*PAC Stop The Arms Race Political Action Committee
Candidate Questionnaire
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12/10/2011
In addition to providing a link to their own web page STAR*PAC requests that each candidate complete the following questionnaire explaining their views and proposed actions on Peace and Nonproliferation issues. As the candidates complete and return their responses STAR*PAC will provide a link so you may view them.
STAR*PAC
Stop the Arms Race Political Action Committee2012 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire
As a candidate for President, your views on war and peace issues are very important to voters in Iowa and in the nation. Please return this questionnaire by Wednesday, December 14, 2011, to STAR*PAC, via email to questionnaire@starpac.org, or by U.S. mail to Box 561, Des Moines, Iowa 50302. (Phone: Chet Guinn, 515-282-8054.)
Please feel free to add more comments in response to any of the questions, or to provide other information about your views on U.S. foreign and military policy. Thank you very much.
Terrorism:
1. “I believe U.S. wars and occupation, as in Iraq and Afghanistan, create more terrorists and increase hatred of us around the world.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
Iraq:
2. “I support a complete withdrawal of all U.S. occupation forces in Iraq, no permanent bases, and all oil agreements crafted to assure Iraqi ownership and control for their benefit by the end of the year.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
Afghanistan:
- “The U.S. should begin immediate, complete withdrawal of all U.S. occupation forces in Afghanistan leaving no permanent bases.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
- “The U.S. should immediately begin to cooperate with regional nations and the UN as the way to reduce the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, including replacing all private contractors with local and regional contractors.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
5. “I would stop immediately the use of drones in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
The Aftermath of Our Wars:
6. “The U.S. has a responsibility to provide financial and humanitarian aid for displaced persons, refugees, and wrongful deaths.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
Iran:
7. “I believe preemptive military actions against Iran would be a grave mistake.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
Military Spending:
8. “I favor reducing military spending, internationalizing the response to problems like terrorism, and dedicating more resources to meeting essential human needs and providing critical human services at home and abroad.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
Preemptive war strategy:
9.“Nations must make finding alternatives to war a priority and stop the easy use of war as an option to resolve conflicts. I object to preemptive war and the casual, uncritical reliance on war.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
Nuclear Weapons:
- “I oppose first use of nuclear weapons by the U.S., and new types of ‘usable’ nuclear weapons such as ‘bunker busters’ and low-yield ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
Nuclear Non-Proliferation:
- “The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty would reinforce arms control agreements across the world and help prevent further proliferation of nuclear weapons, and, therefore, I will urge quick ratification by the U.S. Senate.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ UndecidedThe United Nations and International Cooperation:
12. “The United Nations is the primary forum for dealing with ethnic cleansing, civil war, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and terrorism.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
13. “The U.S. should fulfill its funding obligations to support the U.N. The U.S. also should lead in efforts to immediately begin reform and restructure of the U.N. in accord with its original purposes and goals, including getting rid of war and bringing our lawless world under the rule of law.”
___ Strongly Agree ___Agree ___ Disagree ___Strongly Disagree ___ Undecided
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