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With today's release of the Administration's latest budget
proposal - this time slashing 24% of America's civilian
footprint around the world - elite military voices are weighing
in once again on what it takes to keep America safe.

* TOP BRASS: Late yesterday, more than a dozen former U.S.
Combatant Commanders representing all six regional commands
released a powerhouse statement speaking out on why we
can't cut the State Department and foreign assistance
budget: "Diplomacy and development are essential to
combating threats before they reach our shores."

* ACTIVE DUTY: Not surprising, these former military leaders are
echoing the voices of America's current regional Combatant
Commanders who have all recently testified before Congress on
why America's diplomatic tools and foreign assistance are
critical to our national security.

* BATTLE-TESTED: Since 9/11, the former Commanders are some of the
most respected names in the U.S. military who have overseen
America's military operations from the Middle East to
Africa to Asia to Latin America ­- including Generals
Zinni and Petraeus and Admiral Stavridis. See the full statement
below.

Given the threats we face overseas - particularly with the rise
of an expansionist China, violent extremism, and a resurgent Ebola
- it's time we heed the call of these battled-tested
leaders. My statement is here.

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=agLWKbGIVF_seif5toZeGA


Watch for the USGLC's budget analysis on the
Administration's request later today.

More soon,

Liz
Liz Schrayer, USGLC

STATEMENT BY FORMER U.S. COMBATANT COMMANDERS

PDF of statement available here

http://action.usglc.org/site/R?i=metZCYg6w-jMfAPUTqGOmw

March 10, 2019

As military leaders who have commanded regional combatant commands in
the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, and North
America, we know that the military alone cannot keep our nation safe.
Diplomacy and development are essential to combating threats before
they reach our shores.

We stand with and share the perspectives of our fellow combatant
commanders who have testified before Congress in recent days on the
strategic importance of the State Department, USAID, and other U.S.
development agencies as key partners around the world to protect our
interests and our values.

As Congress considers next year's federal budget, we urge
policymakers to continue to protect resources for America's
International Affairs Budget. Doing so is critical to keeping our
nation safe and prosperous in a world of global threats and great
power competition.

General Wesley Clark, USA (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. European Command; U.S. Southern Command

General Bantz Craddock USA (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. European Command; U.S. Southern Command

Admiral William Fallon, USN (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Central Command; U.S. Pacific Command

Admiral Thomas Fargo, USN (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

General Douglas Fraser, USAF (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Southern Command

General James Hill, USA (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Southern Command

Admiral Samuel Locklear III, USN (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

General Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Southern Command

General David Petraeus, USA (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Central Command

General Victor Renuart, USAF (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Northern Command

Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. European Command; U.S. Southern Command

Lt. General Kip Ward, USA (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Africa Command

General Charles Wilhelm, USMC (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Southern Command

General Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Central Command


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