Mitt Romney’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?

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Foreign Policy › Iran

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo, the U.S. should encourage Iran to disarm through diplomatic channels

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

Public statementsYes

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseBoth equally

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo, this is a violation of free speech

Foreign Policy › Afghanistan

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Soleimani

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes, Iran has supported ISIS and their actions continue to destabilize the Middle East

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes, and increase the current amount of resources we are providing

Foreign Policy › Gaza ceasefire

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy

Foreign Policy › United Nations

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes, but scale back our current involvement

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Public statementsDecrease

Foreign Policy › Weapon Sales Ethics

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes, and ban all sales to countries with human rights violations

Foreign Policy › Torture

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

Public statementsYes

Foreign Policy › Taliban Financial Aid

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › ISIS Ground Troops

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

Public statementsYes

Foreign Policy › Yemen

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

Public statementsYes, this will prevent Iran from gaining too much power in the Middle East

Foreign Policy › Netanyahu Leadership

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Drones

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes, but only with permission from the country in question

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo, this should be decided after the current war ends so we avoid a third world war

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

Public statementsIncrease

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?

Public statementsYes

Foreign Policy › Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture

Foreign Policy › NATO

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

Public statementsYes

Foreign Policy › War on ISIS

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo, we should not legitimize ISIS as a sovereign entity

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

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

Public statementsNo

Foreign Policy › India Arms

Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to counter Chinese and Russian influence?

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes, selling military weapons to foreign countries will help boost the economy

Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats

Foreign Policy › Russian Airstrikes in Syria

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

Public statementsYes

Foreign Policy › Cuba

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic

Foreign Policy › Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes, we should always promote diplomatic peace talks during foreign conflicts

Foreign Policy › Two State Solution for Israel and Palestine

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

Mitt Romney voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › F-35

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

Public statementsNo

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