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Jill Stein
Dr. Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka
DR. JILL STEIN, GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Current/ Former Government Positions:
None
Military Connections:
None
Military Stance:
Stein wants to end U.S. involvement in wars overseas by withdrawing all troops and military contractors from Iraq and Afghanistan. Further, she wants to abolish the use of drone attacks around the world.
Cut Military Budget:
Stein wants to cut military spending by 50% and replace eliminated military jobs with positions in renewable energy, transportation, and green infrastructure. Additionally, she plans to minimize the military budget by closing 700+ military bases overseas along with Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. One of her goals is to use the reductions to increase government spending on entitlement programs.
Reduce Nuclear Arsenal:
Stein wants to make the U.S. a leader in nuclear disarmament by reducing its current arsenal to 1,000 weapons and eliminating any research or development of current or new nuclear weaponry.
AJAMU BARAKA, GREEN PARTY VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Former/ current government positions Held:
None. Baraka is an activist focused on human rights, both domestic and international. He also founded the US Human Rights Network and taught political science at several universities.
Military Connection:
None.
Military Stance:
He considers the US involvement in Iraq, Libya, and Syria to be illegal, according to an article he wrote on his site.
Dr. Jill Stein & Ajamu Baraka
DR. JILL STEIN, GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Current/ Former Government Positions:
None
Military Connections:
None
Military Stance:
Stein wants to end U.S. involvement in wars overseas by withdrawing all troops and military contractors from Iraq and Afghanistan. Further, she wants to abolish the use of drone attacks around the world.
Cut Military Budget:
Stein wants to cut military spending by 50% and replace eliminated military jobs with positions in renewable energy, transportation, and green infrastructure. Additionally, she plans to minimize the military budget by closing 700+ military bases overseas along with Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. One of her goals is to use the reductions to increase government spending on entitlement programs.
Reduce Nuclear Arsenal:
Stein wants to make the U.S. a leader in nuclear disarmament by reducing its current arsenal to 1,000 weapons and eliminating any research or development of current or new nuclear weaponry.
AJAMU BARAKA, GREEN PARTY VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Former/ current government positions Held:
None. Baraka is an activist focused on human rights, both domestic and international. He also founded the US Human Rights Network and taught political science at several universities.
Military Connection:
None.
Military Stance:
He considers the US involvement in Iraq, Libya, and Syria to be illegal, according to an article he wrote on his site.
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