Retired Senior Military Officers Urge Robust International Affairs Budget
Forty-seven retired senior military officers released an open letter to President Barack Obama calling for “a robust FY10 International Affairs Budget that sufficiently invests in ‘smart power.’” The officers are members of the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign’s National Security Advisory Council (NSAC), a unique, non-partisan group of prominent retired three and four-star generals and admirals representing all five branches of the Armed Forces who have united in support of a “smart power” approach to global engagement and a strong International Affairs Budget critical to U.S. national security.
