Gary Johnson on Foreign Policy

Former Republican NM Governor

No foreign aid spending unless it protects U.S. interests

Maintaining a strong national defense is the most basic of the federal government's responsibilities. However, building schools, roads, and hospitals in other countries are not among those basic obligations. Yet that is exactly what we have been doing for much of the past 10 years. Given trillion-dollar deficits, America simply cannot afford to be engaged in foreign policy programs that are not clearly protecting U.S. interests. There is nation-building and rebuilding to be done right here at home. Source: 2012 campaign website, garyjohnson2012.com, "Issues" , Nov 15, 2011

Flights to Cuba ok; trade promotes friendship

Q: Here in Florida, charter flights from Ft. Lauderdale to Havana, Cuba, have resumed. Is there a problem with that? And what are your thoughts on U.S.-Cuba policy?

JOHNSON: With regard to flights to Cuba, I'm in favor of the whole notion that trade promotes friendship, as opposed to not. So I would be inclined to looking at establishing or supporting those kinds of flights.

BACHMANN: We would never have flights between the United States and Cuba. It's a state sponsor of terror.

Source: 2011 GOP Google debate in Orlando FL , Sep 22, 2011

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