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How U.S. Presidential Candidates Answer 20 Basic Questions

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Everybody else is silent.

8. Would you close any foreign bases? Which?

Mike Gravel would close them all.
Howie Hawkins seems to suggest he would close at least some of them.

Trump: no.

Everybody else is silent.

9. Would you halt or continue the practice of murder by missiles from drones?

Every website is silent. Candidates who have said in the past that they would use drones to murder include: Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard, Joe Biden, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, and Donald Trump.

10. Do you recognize the ban on war, with exceptions, contained in the United Nations Charter? And the ban on threatening war?

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11. Do you recognize the ban on war, without exceptions, contained in the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

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12. Will you end discriminatory bans on immigrants?

Mike Gravel: Yes.

Howie Hawkins: Yes.

Julian Castro: Yes.

Kirsten Gillibrand: Yes.

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