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1. Australian support for the use of
cluster bombs and depleted uranium weapons in Iraq & Afghanistan
is appalling, as these weapons cause death & destruction &,
like landmines, remain a threat well after the army leaves.
2. We are against nuclear power because it frequently leads to
nuclear weapons proliferation. However we are opposed to countries
like the United States threatening countries like Iran over nuclear
weapons, when the US has one of the biggest stockpiles
themselves.
3. We support full troop withdrawal from Iraq & Afghanistan and
have helped to lead the anti-war movement in Australia. The war has
cost about a million Iraqi lives & we should get the military
out but provide full assistance with reconstruction.
4. Women in Afghanistan have not been liberated by the military
intervention, & in fact are often more oppressed due to the rise
in poverty & violence. We call for full troop withdrawal
immediately.
5. We also need to be more independent from the US & its
warmongering foreign policy & instead seek to build allies with
the poor countries in Latin America who are undergoing positive
social revolution. |