{"id":137019,"date":"2017-06-13T10:51:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T14:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&amp;p=137019"},"modified":"2017-06-13T10:51:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T14:51:29","slug":"jones-petraeus-mcchrystal-mullen-stavridis-mcraven-and-other-top-military-leaders-warn-congress-about-president-trumps-foreign-aid-cuts","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/jones-petraeus-mcchrystal-mullen-stavridis-mcraven-and-other-top-military-leaders-warn-congress-about-president-trumps-foreign-aid-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones, Petraeus, McChrystal, Mullen, Stavridis, McRaven and other top military leaders warn Congress about President Trump\u2019s foreign aid cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>16 top retired generals and admirals: \u201cThe severe cuts to the State Department and USAID that the Administration has proposed will make America less safe, and Congress should reject them\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 With Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Capitol Hill this week for hearings on President Trump\u2019s FY18 budget proposal, 16 top retired generals and flag officers \u2014 all of whom had earned four stars \u2014 submitted joint testimony today in defense of America\u2019s development budget. \u201cIt is clear to us that strategic development assistance is not charity,\u201d the military leaders write. \u201cIt is an essential, modern tool of U.S. national security.\u201d More from the testimony:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAmerican security is advanced by the development of stable nations that are making progress on social development, economic growth, and good governance; by countries that enforce the rule of law and invest in the health and education of their own people. In short, America\u2019s interests are served by nations that give their people hope that tomorrow will be better than today. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cConversely, American security is undermined by frail and failing nations where hope is non-existent, and where conditions foster radicalism, produce refugees, spark insurgency, and provide safe havens for terrorists, criminal gangs, and human traffickers. In this light, it is clear to us that strategic development assistance is not charity \u2014 it is an essential, modern tool of U.S. national security.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cU.S. development efforts should be respected \u2014 and budgeted \u2014 as investments in stability enhancement. The severe cuts to the State Department and USAID that the Administration has proposed will make America less safe, and Congress should reject them.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The testimony was signed by (listed alphabetically):<\/p>\n<p>General Philip <strong>Breedlove<\/strong>, USAF (Ret.); General George <strong>Casey<\/strong>, USA (Ret.); General Carter <strong>Ham<\/strong>, USA (Ret.); General James <strong>Jones<\/strong>, USMC (Ret.); General George <strong>Joulwan<\/strong>, USA (Ret.); General Stanley <strong>McChrystal<\/strong>, USA (Ret.); Admiral William <strong>McRaven<\/strong>, USNA (Ret.); Admiral Michael <strong>Mullen<\/strong>, USN (Ret.); Admiral Eric <strong>Olson<\/strong>, USN (Ret.); General John <strong>Paxton<\/strong>, USMC (Ret.); General David <strong>Petraeus<\/strong>, USA (Ret.); General Joe <strong>Ralston<\/strong>, USAF (Ret.); Admiral Gary <strong>Roughead<\/strong>, USN (Ret.); General Hugh <strong>Shelton<\/strong> USA, (Ret.); Admiral James <strong>Stavridis<\/strong>, USN (Ret.); and Admiral Sandy <strong>Winnefeld<\/strong>, USN (Ret.)<\/p>\n<p>The testimony was submitted to Tuesday\u2019s hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee. It has also been shared with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, the House Armed Services Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, and House Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, all of which are considering the White House\u2019s FY18 budget proposal, which calls for a 32 percent cut to the budgets of the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development.<\/p>\n<p>These 16 former generals and flag officers are not the first military leaders to advocate on behalf of so-called \u201csoft power\u201d this year. In late February, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usglc.org\/2017\/02\/27\/over-120-retired-generals-admirals-on-state-and-usaid-budget-now-is-not-the-time-to-retreat\/\">more than 120 retired military leaders sent a letter<\/a> to Congressional leaders urging support for the International Affairs budget. During their respective posture hearings, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1rQwIogMZ8hligjXlAfvEsbC5K9zS_JwtB8pV-nRpj6U\/edit?usp=sharing\">six combatant commanders discussed the importance of development and diplomacy<\/a> to their missions.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>ONE Campaign&#8217;s president and CEO, Gayle Smith<\/strong>, said:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAs the uniformed military knows well, an underfunded civilian budget is a costly proposition, while stepping away from development risks weakening American leadership.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the last year, The ONE Campaign has worked with some the signers of the testimony on a project looking at policies that would stimulate development efforts in fragile and conflict states. 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