Trump to propose cutting state department budget by 37%

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saying the proposed State Department budget “puts our diplomats at risk.”

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Yeah cuz overpaying all those bureaucrats sure kept incompetence and terror at bay in Benghazi.

He is positioning himself as asking for big cuts but will blame the GOPe cucks for not delivering. 3D chess.

Trump is going to wreck some shop on establishment republicans in 2018.

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“That is definitely dead on arrival,” Sen. Lindsey Graham

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Dude still thinks he has any pull.

I cannot remember a post from the Left side of the aisle saying one of their elected needs to go....well, I have two, a$$clown$ Graham and McCain can both hit the bricks

Mattis from 2013 ...

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General Mattis pointed out that, “If you don’t fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition ultimately. So I think it’s a cost benefit ratio. The more that we put into the State Department’s diplomacy, hopefully the less we have to put into a military budget as we deal with the outcome of an apparent American withdrawal from the international scene.”

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The letter sent to Congress yesterday by 120 retired generals and admirals...

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Dear Speaker Ryan, Minority Leader Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Schumer:

As you and your colleagues address the federal budget for Fiscal Year 2018, we write as retired three and four star flag and general officers from all branches of the armed services to share our strong conviction that elevating and strengthening diplomacy and development alongside defense are critical to keeping America safe.

We know from our service in uniform that many of the crises our nation faces do not have military solutions alone – from confronting violent extremist groups like ISIS in the Middle East and North Africa to preventing pandemics like Ebola and stabilizing weak and fragile states that can lead to greater instability. There are 65 million displaced people today, the most since World War II, with consequences including refugee flows that are threatening America’s strategic allies in Israel, Jordan, Turkey, and Europe.

The State Department, USAID, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps and other development agencies are critical to preventing conflict and reducing the need to put our men and women in uniform in harm’s way. As Secretary James Mattis said while Commander of U.S. Central Command, “If you don’t fully fund the State Department, then I need to buy more ammunition.” The military will lead the fight against terrorism on the battlefield, but it needs strong civilian partners in the battle against the drivers of extremism– lack of opportunity, insecurity, injustice, and hopelessness.

We recognize that America’s strategic investments in diplomacy and development – like all of U.S. investments – must be effective and accountable. Significant reforms have been undertaken since 9/11, many of which have been embodied in recent legislation in Congress with strong bipartisan support – on human trafficking, the rights of women and girls, trade and energy in Africa, wildlife trafficking, water, food security, and transparency and accountability.
We urge you to ensure that resources for the International Affairs Budget keep pace with the growing global threats and opportunities we face. Now is not the time to retreat.

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, saying the proposed State Department budget “puts our diplomats at risk.”

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So cut the number of "diplomats" and the amount they travel.

Not that complicated.

Couldn't read the link but something tells me the amount of that 37% in money comes close to that 10% raise for the military.

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Trump to propose cutting state department budget by 37%

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That is definitely dead on arrival,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) told reporters Tuesday, saying the proposed State Department budget “puts our diplomats at risk.”

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Where are Navy and Displaced to defend their boy?