Trump cuts would make troops ‘less safe,’ top retired generals say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-cut...230054083.htmlWASHINGTON — President Trump’s proposed cuts to the State Department and U.S. development aid would endanger American troops and make the country “less safe” from terrorism, a group of senior retired military officers are warning Congress, urging lawmakers to reject the sharp spending reductions.
“Cutting the international affairs budget unilaterally will have the effect of disarming our country’s capability to stop new conflicts from forming, and will place our interests, values and the lives of our men and women in uniform at risk,” the former commanders said in the testimony, which was obtained by Yahoo News.
The signers included retired Adm. William McRaven, who headed U.S. special operations; retired Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan before becoming CIA director; retired Adm. Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff; retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan; five former NATO supreme commanders; and past heads of the combatant commands in Africa and Europe.
“The severe cuts to the State Department and USAID that the administration has proposed will make America less safe, and Congress should reject them,” the group said. The testimony was to be provided on Tuesday to the Senate Armed Services Committee and other panels with jurisdiction over foreign affairs funding.
The retired officers noted that terrorist groups like ISIS, al Qaida, al-Shabab and Boko Haram have taken root in areas prone to poverty, corruption and poor governance — the kinds of things U.S. aid can often address.
Making troops "less safe" = getting troops killed.
If the only tool you think you need is a hammer, everything starts looking like nails.
The US has a solid soft power apparatus that keeps things from boiling over into armed conflicts, and finds solutions to problems that bombs can't fix.
Ignorance of the levers of foreign policy is dangerous.
Repugs have repeatedly PROVEN they don't give a about anything but satisfying BigDonor, and thereby their own wealth.
Bannon? Miller? I don't know where these evil assholes think are taking the country by "deconstructing" Fed govt.
Trash obviously has no ing idea of How Stuff Works, nor WTF he is doing.
Last edited by boutons_deux; 06-14-2017 at 11:18 AM.
What if it's not ignorance?
Interesting, dismantling the US soft power centers would marginalize the US in a variety of ways.
I wonder who would benefit from the US being weaker?
So it doesn't matter that your prime choice for candidate lost to Trump? To Donald ing Trump?
Do you realize Bill could have won easily if he was allowed to run, even at his age?
The US dollar would be weaker as well, which would offset trade deficits.
Senile old Willy would have gotten arrested for humping Melania at the debate floor tbh
Fed raising praising rate, killing jobs, boosting the dollar, hurting exports.
Trash and Repugs are so sick of winning jobs, jobs, jobs.
Does it matter? I guess it does.
Does it matter more that we deal with reality as it is, definitely.
Reality is that the dems were
Then you wake up at noon and because the house is a mess.
all he has to do is blame muslims, blacks, immigrants, or all of the above and it wont matter
I know one thing the milliary officers do not know how to end a way or do not have the permission to do so.
Trash giving Pootin his every wish
Last edited by boutons_deux; 06-14-2017 at 07:45 PM.
Spot on. RandomGuy's ignorance of this is exactly the issue with DEMS. They need to drastically change and look in the mirror.Reality is that the dems were
Then you wake up at noon and because the house is a mess.
Trump is atrocious and you lost to him. That is how repulsive you are. That should say something. Many of these problems existed before Trump took office too. That should say something. Soldiers have been dying under Obama as well.
Or he could lie.
Trump beat a huge field of Republicans.
Hillary got anointed.
Which is nuttier...
Um, Hillary. Trump was at least new. Hillary had already lost to Obama and they ran her againAnd people actually supported her after it was exposed that your party legitimately rigged things in her favor over another DEM in Bernie.
DeepsUm, Hillary. Trump was at least new. Hillary had already lost to Obama and they ran her again
i dont know anybody here outside of reck that actually supported hillaryUm, Hillary. Trump was at least new. Hillary had already lost to Obama and they ran her again
Poop/Kerr both supported her actively though
That's a crock a . Until he actually finished mopping the floor with her in' ass you were all in cahoots for Hillary.
You ain't rewritin' it now, daddy. No in' way.
go back and find me saying good things about hillary. i dare you.
being "not as bad as trump" does not cons ute support, cub
Don't give me that , 21. I ain't doin' it. "I'm want him found now, not after breakfast, now!"
that's what i thought.
So u voted for Trump?
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