Iraq

We are there. We have to fix it. Does anyone know how long we were in Germany or Japan after WWII? Aren’t we still in those countries? So why is Iraq any different? BUT we should do it right. Lets get it done, no holds barred. I don’t advocate torture, but I believe we have the right to interrogate aggressively. We don’t have to be cruel.

Iran, North Korea, …..

Who cares. This is simple. Apparently the rest of the world doesn’t care too much if these guys get nukes so why are we all up in arms over it? If they want to build nukes, then go ahead, heck we built nukes. You don’t think politicians should exert their moral authority over you so by what right should we exert our authority over them? I think the solution is rather simple. You use a nuke, you give us the right to use one back. We also have the right to shoot down any nuke you send up. We have the right to send a defense system to anyone who asks. I’ll even give a bargain. For every nuke you send off we will return 10. We simply supply each country with the co-ordinates of our targets and they can decide. No money, no incentives, just cold hard repercussions. If you don’t want to play nice in the sand box we are taking out the box.

Another idea I’d like to float around. Why don’t we just send everyone their own nuke. Problem solved, everyone has one. If they want to use it, same deal. That probably wouldn’t go over that well.

Mexico/ Immigration

Give me a break. Last time I checked, Mexico is a foreign country. I think we ought to give them a choice. Either become state number 51 or start acting like a real country. No more open border. No virtual fence. A real border, a real fence, and if you’re here illegally you have 6 months to go home with no repercussions. End of story. If you are caught illegally you will be deported, all of your assets will be seized to cover the cost of deportation. You will be fingerprinted and if you come back you will be put in prison. A special federal prison just for illegal aliens or better yet you will be employed clearing ground for new power plants or factories, you will be paid (and docked) for your housing and cost of deportation. Better than that, you will also contribute to a fund to cover the cost of deporting other of you countrymen. When your time has been served, 2 years for first offense, you will be returned home with whatever is left. Hey, no one forced you to come into our country. It was your choice so now you can pay the price. If you are a business employing illegal aliens, then you will be fined the cost of deporting each and every employee you are caught with.

If you are born in this country and your parents are here legally, then you are a citizen. If your parents are here illegally you belong to the country they came from. We are not the Salvation Army of the world. Remember according to the media, the world already hates us so we are doing them a favor, Who wants to be a citizen of a country that everyone hates?

Foreign Policy

I’ve covered part of this earlier concerning nuclear weapons. Here is some more of it. Israel is a friend of the US and will always be on my “neighbor” list. BTW, it’s a short list.

If you don’t like the way we do things in the US, then don’t ask us for foreign aid.

If you want farm aid, I will send you millions of dollars worth of US made tractors, farm tools, seed, fertilizer, and if you want a few farmers to show you how to use them. No MONEY!

If you want medical aid, I will send US medical troops, paid US volunteer Doctors and Nurses, and US made pharmaceuticals. No MONEY! I will pay to have some of your people attend US Universities.

Want to build a dam? I will send equipment, boatloads of cement, and US engineers. I will even let your students attend US universities. Again, NO MONEY!

Have I mentioned we also need to rebuild our shipbuilding capacity to make US ships for sending foreign aid.

Foreign Policy Experience

Big buzz work, what experience does he have dealing with other “cultures”? I’ve worked side by side (and I mean getting dirty pulling 12 hour shifts) with Boilermakers in Buchanan NY, I’ve worked with Millwrights in Greene County Al, Iron Workers in Monroe Mi, Pipefitters in Minn, and just plain old maintenance guys all over the US. I’ve dealt with a lot of the cultures that matter to the US. I have been briefly overseas and met many wonderful people. I may not have experience being an ambassador to France but I think I can handle the task. After all, I’m running for office in this country, not France.

UN

I can think of a few words other than United for this astute body. Useless is on the list. I propose we treat the UN like the Olympics in that a different city gets to host the UN, say every 4 years. They can bid on it. Just think of all those dollars flowing in from all those dignitaries. The rental property, the large dinners, all those diplomatic dollars flowing in. I propose the first host city to be Havanna, Cuba so that all the world can experience the success of the communist dream. As far as relations with Cuba, who cares. No more embargos. I think people would have dumped Castro years ago it they had to choose between VCR’s and Castro. Look at Vietnam.

To me the UN is basically a useless body. It is corrupt and Americans are tired of supporting it. We have NATO and that seems to work. Why can’t we have a Friends of the US. We can use the old UN building for it. You don’t like us, you can’t come. If you like us, then by all means, be a neighbor, pay your rent, spend some time visiting. BTW ALL foreign aid flows through the FUS building. At least this way we will have an easy time keeping up with who are friends are.

We should still keep an ambassador at the UN just to keep an eye on things.

Yes, I am serious about this.