fyi: a summary of Sander's foreign policy orientation based on a New York Times questionnaire post to all candidates

overall orientation is one of world superpower as a force for good, to "protect American people." Aggressive posture to combat the rise of emergent global "Authoritarian Axis." In effect a position of hostile rivalry China and Russia.China normal relations with China conditioned upon Hong Kong Independence and "sovereignty" and Uighur "internment camps / Muslim minority rights."Russia considered an adversarial and enemy state based on its supposed territorial aggression in Ukraine and former Soviet States, as well as supposed violation of human rights and election interference.Israel: liberal Zionism along two-state solution. No support for BDS.Venezuela: mixed. Chavez is a dead communist dictator, Maduro a vicious tyrant. Nevertheless will not engage in regime-change activitiesSoleimani opposition to assassination strike based on dangerous military escalation. Nevertheless a "bad guy."Imperial aggression: would engage in military 'humanitarian intervention'. Military force to preempt nuclear test DPRK and Iran.The good:-a renegotiation of JCPOA and normalization /diplomatic engagement with Iran.-diplomatic engagement with dprk not conditioned upon disarmament. Sanctions relief.-Afghanistan withdrawalIn sum a mix of left-liberal progressive and aggressive "anti-authoritarianism". Chauvinism. No internationalism.https://ift.tt/386V702 via /r/communism https://ift.tt/2w1UXsy