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   XPost: alt.politics.radical-left   
   From: nowhere@none   
      
   Not supporting dictatorial regimes?   
      
   "Let Robeson Sing"   
    wrote in   
   message news:4qsl6lFokupqU1@individual.net...   
   >9 years back the late Robin Cook said he would introduce an ethical foreign   
   >policy for the UK. It now look like some sort of sick joke. But what would   
   >make up an actual ethical foreign policy?.   
   >   
   > A few ideas to get us started:   
   >   
   > * Respect the sovereignty of all nations and their right to choose their   
   > system of government.   
   >   
   > * Not interfere in sovereign nations internal affairs and encourage trade   
   > on the basis of mutual benefit.   
   >   
   > * Of course the above two would mean the withdrawal of our troops from   
   > Iraq, Afghanistan and former Yugoslavia.   
   >   
   > * Close all US bases in Britain.   
   >   
   > * Attempt to reform the UN to make it reflective of its member states and   
   > not the US.   
   >   
   > * Define when our troops can be used overseas, ie in disaster relief, or   
   > special UN agreed missions.   
   >   
   > * As a sovereign nation ourselves, our membership of both the EU and NATO   
   > would be incompatible. We would leave both.   
   >   
   > * No need to worry about Trident, due to the above. We can freely sell   
   > arms for self defence purposes to nations such as Venezuela and Cuba and   
   > other nations who are under threat from the US.   
   >   
   > Any other suggestions?.   
   >   
   >   
      
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