Tell an American to vote for Michael Badnarik
Ending America's flawed interventionist Foreign Policies
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Tell an American to vote for Michael Badnarik, Libertarian candidate for President of the United States.
This story will be of particular interest to American Expatriates, (http://www.tellanamericantovote.com/index.php) but one of the links also provides an opportunity for foreign citizens to express their sentiment on the American Presidential Election by casting a 'global vote'.
Of all the candidates for President of the USA, only these three approach viability: George Bush - Republican John Kerry - Democrat Michael Badnarik - Libertarian
George Bush promises: War in Iraq (and other countries?) will continue. John Kerry promises: More troops to Iraq, continuing through his term. Only Michael Badnarik (Libertarian) promises to immediately remove troops from Iraq and other countries.
See the video advertisement of this promise to leave Iraq: http://badnarik.org/Multimedia/BDNK_PeacePresident.wmv
Quotes below excerpted from the Michael Badnarik's site: http://badnarik.org/Issues/IraqWar.php ================================================ Military Policy and the War in Iraq
The War in Iraq is a failure, and the U.S. government should never have waged it.
................................................ As your president, one of my first tasks will be to begin the orderly process of bringing our troops home as quickly as can safely be accomplished. ................................................
First, allow me to dispel a myth. People in the Middle East do not hate us for our freedom. They do not hate us for our lifestyle. They hate us because we have spent many years attempting to force them to emulate our lifestyle.
The U.S. government has meddled in the affairs of the Middle East far too long, always with horrendous results. It overthrew the democratically elected leader of Iran and replaced him with the Shah. After making Iranians the enemies of Americans, the U.S. government gave weapons, intelligence and money to Iran's mortal adversary, Saddam Hussein. The U.S. government also helped Libyan Col. Qaddafi come to power, propped up the Saudi monarchy and the Egyptian regime, and gave assistance to Osama bin Laden.
Most Americans have forgotten these events. But the people of the Middle East will always remember. It was because of American troops in Saudi Arabia, lethal sanctions on Iraq, support for states in serious violation of International Law, and siding with Israel in its dispute with the Palestinians to the tune of more than $3 billion per year in taxpayers' funds that terrorist leaders were able to recruit those individuals who caused 3,000 Americans to pay the ultimate price on September 11, 2001.
A Libertarian president would not have sent the military trampling about the world, racking up a death count in the thousands, wasting tax money on destroying and re-building infrastructure, creating more enemies, and doing the kinds of things that led to 9/11 in the first place.
In short, a libertarian foreign policy is one of national defense, and not international offense. It would protect our country, not police the world.
I'm Michael Badnarik, Libertarian for President. ================================================== = http://badnarik.org/
How is it even imaginable that Badnarik might become President?
I could explain, but, better you see for yourself: http://www.uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/GENERAL/CAMPAIGN/2004/mock04.php
There is mounting evidence that historic mainstream efforts to exclude third-party candidates from media exposure is increasingly alienating voters. The reliability of traditional media is falling, as an increasing percentage of American voters seek and rely on news from the Internet. An increasingly bitter and deeply divided electorate is spawning an unacknowledged political center which loathes being subjected once again to an 'either-or' election choices that focus on issues driven by special interests. These factors conspire to make this one of the most interesting elections in American history.
Michael Badnarik's poll numbers continue to rise. From an initial partial percentage, the number rose through 2 to 3 % in earlier polls, but recent polls in New Mexico show his support rising through 7%. This is occuring despite a virtually perfect media blackout. Media exposure analysis shows the Badnarik campaign is covered in less than 0.055% of -all- American news media regarding any aspect of the coming presidential election. This figure does not include advertising which would further reduce his media exposure into infinitesimal numbers. That he has achieved 7% polling with media exposure of 0.055% is astonishing.
As his profound impact on affecting the outcome rises into media recognition, he gets more attention. Various polls indicate voters are not all voting for candidates, but that a strong core are actually planning to vote against candidates. These are the votes Libertarians are after, and they represent anywhere from 60 to 70% of the electorate. These are people who are voting 'lesser of two evils' and are beginning to notice the Libertarian alternative.
The bottom line here is that a vote for Badnarik is a vote in favor of abandoning reckless military adventurism in favor of sensible policy.
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