Monday, September 24, 2012

Overview of Anti-War Options for 2012 Presidential Election

John Wolfe (D) (Write-in Idaho only)  -  Supports "peace and prosperity, not war and austerity", opposes drone strikes, calls for Israel to return to 1967 borders.  Moderate on social issues, fiscal progressive.

Tiffany Briscoe (D-I)  (Write-in Maryland only) - Supports non-interventionist foreign policy, opposes drone strikes.  Libertarian on fiscal and social issues.

Willie Carter (D) (Write-in where registration is not required) - Supports diplomacy in foreign policy.  Socially conservative, supports healthcare being affordable for all.  Overall Christian theocratic view of politics though.

Gary Johnson (L) - Moderately peaceful foreign policy, supports cuts to the military, but also takes up some neoconservative positions.  http://www.briscoe2012.com/1/post/2012/4/gary-johnsons-neoconservative-foreign-policy.html

Jill Stein (GPUSA) - Peaceful foreign policy, anti-war and fairly unbiased in the Israel/Palestine conflict, but is still supportive of Israel's existence as a "Jewish state".  Supports sanctions in some instances.

Rocky Anderson (JPUSA) - Opposed the Iraq War, but apparently would have approved of intervention in Libya if he could have gotten congressional approval.

Virgil Goode (Con.) - Voted for both the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions while in congress, but now says he would not initiate any further wars without congressional approval.

Stewart Alexander (SPUSA) - Supports 50% cut to the military budget, immediate end to the Afghanistan war and drone strikes, and closing all U.S. bases abroad.

Peta Lindsay (PSL) - Anti-war activist, supports ending all wars and foreign occupations.

James Harris (SWP) - Anti-war and anti-death penalty activist, self-described communist, and possibly the furthest left wing candidate in the race.  Has overall impressive resume and ballot access.  Frequent candidate.

Jerry White (SEP) - Party platform calls for disbanding the standing army and giving reparations to countries we have wronged.

Stephen Durham (FSP) - Supports closing the pentagon.  Supports right of soldiers to form labor unions.

Santa Claus (I) - Supports Ron Paul and Green Party platform.

Deonia Neveu (I) - Supports ending the war in Afghanistan.



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