George Phillies for President 2008

Phillies Issues Defense Policy Statement
Seattle, Wash., April 21: Libertarian Presidential candidate George Phillies today issued a core policy statement on defense policy. «We need an adequate military,» Phillies said, «not the bloated military of the Bush Republican War Party. George Bush’s absurd overspending impoverishes our people, weakens our industry, and in the long run leaves us weaker and less secure.»
Core Phillies positions include:
*The Cold War is over. Most world military spending is by America and its friends. After leaving Iraq, we can and should safely deploy a far smaller army.
*Our navy is far more powerful than all the other navies in the world put together. Lost of those other navies belong to our friends. Large parts of the navy should be mothballed.
*New military technologies imply radical changes in effective ship and aircraft types. We should emphasize research, development, but only limited deployment of novel ship types.
*State militias should be returned entirely to the states, so when disaster strikes your National Guard is ready, not half the world away.
*The use of mercenaries by our government is an unAmerican abomination that should be ended.
*Electronic warfare against Americans, notably warrantless wiretaps, is a Federal crime that should be vigorously prosecuted.
*The primary terrorist threat to the United States is the domestic threat of religious extremists who attack abortion clinics and minority religions.
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For the full text of Phillies’ defense policy statement http://phillies2008.org/defense_policy

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