119 Condemnation of the Invasion of Iraq: We believe the invasion of Iraq by the United States was unlawful and was not in our national interest. The Bush administration used the fear and chaos generated by the events of 9/11 as a cover and excuse for carrying out a political agenda that included the invasion of a sovereign nation that neither posed an immediate threat to the United States and our allies nor supported terrorist actions against us. The invasion of Iraq has caused the death of thousands of innocent people, including our soldiers. Because our national resources are being sent to Iraq we lack the resources to protect our country from terrorism and to pay for the basic needs of our citizens. While we strongly condemn this invasion, we support the men and women of our armed forces who have been placed in harm’s way by our government.

120 Global Trade: The WTO must be subject to public scrutiny at all stages and open to public input.  Negotiations and decisions must accommodate related worker rights and environmental concerns and accords.

121 Trade Agreements: We do not support international trade agreements such as NAFTA and GATT as they are presently written. We have seen that such agreements are negotiated in secret with terms and conditions dictated by corporate representatives. Such agreements contain "takings" clauses (such as NAFTA's chapter 11) that permit corporations to sue sovereign nations for passing environmental and other laws or regulations that may adversely affect corporate profits. Such agreements threaten the constitutional power of Congress and state legislatures and place ultimate power in the hands of administrative boards with no accountability to the public. No international agreement should prevent sovereign nations, states and communities from establishing more stringent standards to protect health, safety, and environment. We also believe the Trade Promotion Authority, known as fast Track" should be rejected. All trade agreements should be required to incorporate international wage and basic environmental standards.

122 United Nations: We believe the United States should immediately pay its UN dues in full.

123 Recognition of International Tribunals: We believe the United States should support international tribunals and should abide by decisions of the World Court.

124 Nuclear Disarmament: We must pass the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty at once. During this brief period, before many other nations develop a nuclear capability, we have an historic opportunity to rid the world of all nuclear weapons. We must start the process of achieving universal nuclear disarmament and a permanent ban on all nuclear weapons.

125 End Development of Tactical Nuclear Weapons: We oppose the development of tactical nuclear weapons, such as "bunker busters"

126 Adopt the Anti-personnel Land Mine Treaty: The United States should adopt and support the international anti-personnel mine treaty.

127 End Support for Repressive Regimes: We believe that this nation should not support regimes that repress the freedom of their people or make war upon their neighbors. Our international political, economic, trade and other agreements with other nations should be tied to their human rights policies and should be subject to Congressional scrutiny.

128 Improvement of Relations with Muslim Nations: We support a policy of cooperation with Muslim nations with education and support for economic development as a means of eliminating terrorist activities.

129 Increase Foreign Aid: A massive non-military foreign aid program should be supported and funded by the United States and its allies to end the suffering of people in the third world, by assisting countries in developing public health and school systems, population control and economic programs to meet the needs of their citizens.

130 Forgive Third World Debt: Because the staggering third world debt is causing great human suffering and destruction of national economies, foreign aid must assist third world nations in retiring this burdensome debt, rather than continuing to force "structural adjustments" upon them as dictated by the IMF and World Bank.  Loans should be conditioned on the adoption and implementation of laws and policies that protect human rights, workers' rights, and the environment.

131 Expand the Peace Corps: The United States should expand the Peace Corps in its effort to assist third world countries.

132 Worldwide Education and Child Nutrition: Feeding and educating needy children around the world could be done for $6 billion a year over what the UN currently spends, and an appropriate share for the U.S. would be $1.5 billion a year. This would not only address the children's food needs, but would encourage them to attend school.  It's not only humanitarian, it's a positive start to making the world safer for everyone.

133 End Limitations on Foreign Aid: We oppose policies, rules and regulations that prohibit or in any way limit assistance and funding to any government or other agency or entity on the grounds that the recipient supports or provides birth control, education about birth control, or abortions.

134 Support for Family Planning: We urge the U.S. government to take a leadership role in promoting and financially supporting family planning and birth control worldwide and a woman’s right to choose.

135 Improve Relations with Russia: We are in danger of alienating Russia and losing the opportunity to form a strong and healthy alliance with that county. We encourage foreign policies that assist Russia and its former republics in forming more open and democratic political systems and more viable economic systems. We should not impose tariffs on Russian products, we should not expand our military presence so as to encircle Russia, and we should not abandon the ABM treaty.

136 Normalization of Relations with Cuba: The United States should take immediate steps to end the economic blockade and restrictions on travel to Cuba, and should normalize relations with Cuba.

137 Water Supplies Should Not Be Privatized: We believe that water is a natural resource that belongs to the people, that people have the right to access to clean water. We oppose the privatization of water resources.

138 No Unauthorized Pre-emptive Wars: We oppose preemptive war except when sanctioned by the UN or when the threat to a country is so imminent, immediate and substantial that there is no clear choice but to attack.

139 Endorsement of SMART: We call on all Democratic Party Candidates to endorse a SMART [Sensible Multilateral American Response to Terrorism] by (1) Strengthening international institutions and cooperative diplomacy to prevent acts of terrorism and resolve international conflicts, (2) Reducing the threat of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction by renouncing the development of new nuclear weapons and by strengthening international disarmament treaties; and (3) Eliminating wasteful military spending and using those resources to fund programs that provide adequate international peacekeeping and redevelopment, strengthen local emergency responders (such as fire, police and public health departments), and meet urgent domestic needs such as health care, jobs and education.