Mary Gay Scanlon’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?

ChatGPTNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Foreign Policy › Iran

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

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

Party’s support basePalestine

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

Should the U.S. and NATO use military forces to defend Ukraine from a Russian invasion?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Afghanistan

Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afghanistan?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

ChatGPTYes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors

Foreign Policy › Gaza ceasefire

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Weapon Sales Ethics

Should there be restrictions on government arms sales to countries accused of committing human rights violations?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Soleimani

Do you support the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Party’s support baseIncrease

Foreign Policy › United Nations

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

Mary Gay Scanlon voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Torture

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

Mary Gay Scanlon voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Taliban Financial Aid

Should the World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide financial aid to the Taliban government in Afghanistan?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Netanyahu Leadership

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Yemen

Should the U.S. provide military aid to Saudi Arabia during its conflict with Yemen?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › ISIS Ground Troops

Should the U.S. send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition

Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Drones

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

Party’s support baseYes, but only with permission from the country in question

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

ChatGPTDecrease

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?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

Mary Gay Scanlon voterbaseNo, they are not U.S. citizens and do not have constitutional rights

Foreign Policy › NATO

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › War on ISIS

Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

Should the U.S. provide military assistance to defend Ukraine from Russia?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Russian Airstrikes in Syria

Should the U.S. prevent Russia from conducting airstrikes in Syria?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Cuba

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › AI Warfare Ethics

Should the military use weapons guided by artificial intelligence?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Two State Solution for Israel and Palestine

Do you support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › F-35

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

Party’s support baseNo

Mary Gay Scanlon