Aaron Coleman’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?

AC>AC Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

AC>AC Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

AC>AC Personal answerYes, and with more aid and support

Foreign Policy › United Nations

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

AC>AC Personal answerYes, and use the U.N. peacekeeping forces to protect our interests

Foreign Policy › Yemen

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

AC>AC Personal answerNo, we should stay out of conflicts that are not an immediate threat to our security

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

AC>AC Personal answerDecrease

Foreign Policy › Torture

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

AC>AC Personal answerNo, torture is inhumane, unethical, and violates the 8th amendment

Foreign Policy › ISIS Ground Troops

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

AC>AC Personal answerNo, we should stay out of this conflict

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

AC>AC Personal answerI am satisfied with the current amount of spending

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?

AC>AC Personal answerNo, we should let China address this issue

Foreign Policy › Drones

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

AC>AC Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

AC>AC Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › NATO

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

AC>AC Personal answerYes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power

Foreign Policy › War on ISIS

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

AC>AC Personal answerNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

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

AC>AC Personal answerNo, we should stay out of conflicts that do not directly threaten us

Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance

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

AC>AC Personal answerNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad

Foreign Policy › Cuba

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

AC>AC Personal answerYes

Foreign Policy › Russian Airstrikes in Syria

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

AC>AC Personal answerNo, we should not get involved

Foreign Policy › Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

AC>AC Personal answerYes, and foreign governments should move their embassies there

Foreign Policy › F-35

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

AC>AC Personal answerYes

Aaron Coleman