John B. Anderson’s Policies on Foreign Policy Issues

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Foreign Policy › Iran

Should the U.S. go to war with Iran?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo, the U.S. should encourage Iran to disarm through diplomatic channels

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

John B. Anderson voterbaseYes, but NATO should focus more on counter-terrorism strategies

Foreign Policy › Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

ChatGPTYes

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

John B. Anderson voterbaseBoth equally

Foreign Policy › Gaza ceasefire

Do you support the government calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza?

John B. Anderson voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?

John B. Anderson voterbaseYes, but scale back our current involvement

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

John B. Anderson voterbaseDecrease, and we should not give foreign aid to any countries

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

John B. Anderson voterbaseDecrease

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

ChatGPTYes, but only to address security threats, not monetary interests

Foreign Policy › Torture

Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo, torture is inhumane, unethical, and violates the 8th amendment

Foreign Policy › Netanyahu Leadership

Should the government continue to support Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership of the Israeli government?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Drones

Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo, and abolish NATO

Foreign Policy › Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

John B. Anderson voterbaseYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?

ChatGPTYes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power

Foreign Policy › North Korea Military Strikes

Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo, we must use every diplomatic option first

Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance

Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo, and abolish the NSA

Foreign Policy › Cuba

Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?

John B. Anderson voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

John B. Anderson voterbaseNo, and foreign governments should not move their embassies there

Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran

Should the government support peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

John B. Anderson voterbaseYes, we should always promote diplomatic peace talks during foreign conflicts

Foreign Policy › F-35

Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?

John B. Anderson voterbaseYes

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