Ending occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan by

*immediately withdrawing both US military troops and contractors from Iraq and Afghanistan (2008, 2009)
*calling for turning the reconstruction efforts over to the United Nations and Iraq, with the financial support of the US (2008)

Supporting our troops and treating veterans with respect and honor by
• providing adequate medical services and support for our veterans and armed forces (2008)
• addressing women veterans’ health and psychological care (2006; 2008)
• amending current benefits to veteransto include tax exemptions for both automotivelicensing and property (2009)
*holding perpetrators of sexual assault in the military accountable for their actions (2008)

Transitioning from nuclear weapons research to developing renewable and alternative energy resources by establishing a commission to
*assess and develop the means to convert the facilities at LANL to sustainable industries and technologies beneficial to our nation, such as clean, safe, and renewable energy (2008)
*develop the means to bring about eventual cessation of development of any new nuclear weapons (2008)
*bring about eventual cessation of all laboratory activities supporting nuclear weapons and the production of plutonium pits (2008)
*continue support of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (2008)

Advocating international demilitarization of space by
*halting all upper atmosphere experimentation, dismantling the High-Frequency Active Research Program (HAARP), and developing international laws regarding the use of the upper atmosphere (2008)

Ensuring US observance of international law by
*opposing any unilateral unprovoked war against any nation that does not attack or invade the US (2006)
*working with the United Nations and under treaties to which the United States is a party (2006)
*promoting a policy of commitment to international treaties and courts (2008)
*promoting diplomatic engagement with Iran and ensuring that Congress does not fund military action against it (2008)
*prioritizing diplomatic rather than military solutions, utilizing international institutions to achieve this goal, with armed forces only used as a last resort (2009)
*investigating potential instances of war profiteering; vigorously prosecuting any defendant(s) identified, and to simultaneously or subsequently institute civil action against same, and/or obtain monetary reparations (2009)