Steve Simon’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?

Steve Simon voterbaseNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Foreign Policy › Iran

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

Steve Simon voterbaseNo, the U.S. should encourage Iran to disarm through diplomatic channels

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

Steve Simon voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

Steve Simon voterbaseWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine.

Foreign Policy › Afghanistan

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

Steve Simon voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

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

Party’s support basePalestine

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

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

Steve Simon voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

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

Steve Simon voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › United Nations

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

Steve Simon voterbaseYes, but scale back our current involvement

Foreign Policy › Gaza ceasefire

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Weapon Sales Ethics

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Steve Simon voterbaseIncrease

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

Steve Simon voterbaseDecrease

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

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

Foreign Policy › Torture

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

Steve Simon voterbaseNo, and we should strictly follow the laws of the Geneva Convention

Foreign Policy › Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Taliban Financial Aid

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

Steve Simon voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Netanyahu Leadership

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Soleimani

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Drones

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

Steve Simon voterbaseNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

Steve Simon voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

Party influenceYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay

Foreign Policy › ISIS Ground Troops

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › NATO

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

Steve Simon voterbaseYes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power

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?

Steve Simon voterbaseNo, we must use every diplomatic option first

Foreign Policy › Yemen

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

Party influenceYes

Foreign Policy › India Arms

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

Steve Simon voterbaseNo, and we should increase diplomatic efforts to resolve conflicts peacefully

Foreign Policy › War on ISIS

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance

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

Steve Simon voterbaseNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad

Foreign Policy › AI Warfare Ethics

Should the military use weapons guided by artificial intelligence?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Cuba

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

Steve Simon voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

Steve Simon voterbaseNo, and foreign governments should not move their embassies there

Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Russian Airstrikes in Syria

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Two State Solution for Israel and Palestine

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › F-35

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

Steve Simon voterbaseYes

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