PEACEVOTER’08 Vote on Tuesday, November 4th

THIS VOTER GUIDE OUTLINES THE CANDIDATES’ POSITIONS ON THREE CRITICAL

ISSUES INVOLVING OUR NATION’S SECURITY: THE OCCUPATION OF
IRAQ,
PROMOTING DIPLOMACY WITH IRAN AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
THE POSITIONS
REGARDING THESE ISSUES WERE ESTABLISHED THROUGH RIGOROUS RESEARCH,
VOTING RECORDS, GRASSROOTS BIRD DOGGING, AND CANDIDATE
QUESTIONNAIRES. THIS VOTER GUIDE IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY
CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL PARTY.

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Barr McCain McKinney Nader Obama
IRAQ Occupation LIBERTARIAN REPUBLICAN GREEN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC
SUPPORTS A SAFE, ORDERLY AND SPEEDY WITHDRAWAL OF ALL US
TROOPS, CONTRACTORS, AND BASES FROM IRAQ. YES NO YES YES NO
ADVOCATES A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF U.S.
COMBAT TROOPS FROM IRAQ. NO NO YES YES YES
Nuclear Arms
SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW US NUCLEAR WEAPONS. UNCLEAR YES NO NO NO
SUPPORTS THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS WORLDWIDE.
NO NO YES YES YES
Diplomatic Relations
WOULD KEEP THE OPTION OF A MILITARY ATTACK ON IRAN “ON THE
TABLE.” NO YES NO NO YES
SUPPORTS ENGAGING IRAN IN BROAD-BASED DIPLOMATIC
NEGOTIATIONS. YES NO YES YES YES
Military Spending

WOULD CUT MILITARY SPENDING IN ORDER TO FUND HUMAN NEEDS NO NO YES YES NO
BELIEVES THE US SHOULD PROHIBIT TORTURE AND OBEY LAWS AND
TREATIES ON THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS. YES YES YES YES YES
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