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Foreign Policy and War Issues

We believe that the United States must be strong and sure in its own defense while being equitable and just in resolving conflicts among and between other peoples and nations of the world. We assert that diplomacy, dialogue and non-violent means of resolving conflict are most in keeping with the goals and principles of our nation and must therefore be the first resort of our government.
 
We assert that our principles, aspirations and interests are best advanced by making the rights, liberties and wellbeing of the peoples of all nations, ethnicities and groups our principal concern. In pursuit of those aims we assert that fair trade consistent with sound policies for protecting our world’s environment and the rights and welfare of workers, whether American or foreign, should be our nation’s policy in trade.
 
We Call For:
 
  • The United States to begin a speedy but responsible end to our occupation of Iraq, including permanent bases, but not Afghanistan, which is a viable and legitimate NATO effort;
  • The U.S. to provide robust support for the men and women serving in our military for their sacrifice and to commit to a fully-funded Veterans Administration, expanded coverage to all veterans—not just low income veterans, state-of-the-art medical care for returning wounded veterans, expanded psychological support for transitioning veterans and post-traumatic-stress disorders, and sufferers of acute brain trauma.
  • The United States to support non-violent and humanitarian initiatives aimed at rebuilding civil society in Iraq and Afghanistan, rehabilitating and repatriating those refugees displaced by war and supporting true self-determination to the Iraqi and Afghani peoples;
  • The United States to work cooperatively with the United Nations, pay our financial obligations to that body and ratify human rights conventions;
  • Strengthening international institutions and diplomacy as the surest ways to prevent acts of terrorism and resolve international conflicts;
  • The United States to categorically reject the policies of “first strike” and “preemptive war”;
  • A U.S. declaration to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy over sanctions or military action;
  • The U.S. to call on all governments to end production, stockpiling, testing and use of nuclear weapons;
  • Reducing nuclear weapons through multilateral, negotiated and verifiable reductions;
  • Increased federal funding for world hunger, the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the treatment and eradication of other communicable diseases worldwide;
  • The United States, as a signatory to the Geneva Conventions, to acknowledge that those Conventions have the force of U.S. law and that violation of those constitutes war crimes;
  • Our nation to respect our laws and traditions and oppose all forms of torture or “extraordinary interrogation techniques” for any reason and on all persons;
  • Our nation reject the practice of “extraordinary rendition”;
  • Ratification of the International Treaty on Land Mines, the Law of the Sea Treaty and the treaty bringing the United States within the International Criminal Court; Restoration of United States participation in the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty;
  • Immediate end to the Cuban embargo and establishment of normal diplomatic relations with Cuba;
  • U.S. renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and withdrawal from the World Trade Organization and the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA);
  • An equitable policy affirming the rights of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples to live in separate states, determine their own governments, and live their lives in a peace free from random attacks;
  • Federal policy opposing the death and injury to civilians in Israel and Gaza and working with both sides to seek peaceful resolution of this conflict; 
  • Terminating the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security formerly known as the U.S. Army School of the Americas;
  • U.S elimination of excessive spending from the military budget;
  • U.S. elimination of the use of outside contractors for support services;
  • An immediate end to the use of private mercenary forces to supplement our armed forces;
  • The United States to work within the international community to establish the right to pursue international criminals regardless of regional or national borders;