Issue Position: Peace Advocate

Issue Position

Ray has been a strong advocate for peaceful solutions and will push the position that we must bring our troops home from both Iraq and Afghanistan. The war in Iraq, we know today, was primarily based on intelligence that was manufactured to fit the preconceived notions of the Bush-Cheney administration, and was a huge mistake. Similarly, the current military engagement in Afghanistan is unnecessary, but is continuing mainly because we have privatized our military and such a long-term engagement is extremely profitable. Ray is a strong opponent to continuing privatization of our military, and wants contracts with companies like Blackwater eliminated.

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