Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire: on Foreign Policy


Cynthia McKinney: Close the School of the Americas

Q: Briefly state your position on the following issue: Foreign Policy and Peace in general.

A: In 1999, I voted yes on a measure to prohibit an invasion of Kosovo. I consistently supported (with my votes and my co-sponsorship) the closing of the School of the Americas in Ft. Benning Georgia.

Source: Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire Feb 3, 2008

Cynthia McKinney: Targeted by AIPAC for opposing Israeli occupation

Q: Briefly state your position on the following issue: Middle East Policy, including Israel.

A: I was targeted by AIPAC and others for my opposition to the Israeli occupation of and genocidal policies toward Palestine.

Source: Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire Feb 3, 2008

Ralph Nader: US should be the world’s humanitarian superpower

Q: Briefly describe Nader’s position on Foreign Policy and Peace in general.

A: Ralph Nader has summed up his foreign policy by saying “the United States should be the world’s humanitarian superpower. Our foreign policy must redefine the elements of global security, peace, arms control, an end to nuclear weapons and expand the many assets of our country to launch, with other nations, major initiatives against global infections diseases.”

Source: Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire Feb 3, 2008

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