With
world facing its most diverse and complex array of crises since the end of the
World War II, it is crucial that the United States maintains a strong military
driven by strategy instead of fiscal concerns, three former secretaries of
state told the Senate Armed Services Committee Jan. 29.
“American
military power plays an essential role in upholding a favorable international
balance, restraining destabilizing rivalries, and providing a shield for
economic growth and international trade to flourish,” said Henry Kissinger,
secretary of state during the Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford
administrations.
He
said that current cutbacks, caused by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and
sequestration, have made the military inadequate to deal with all the
challenges in the world today.
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