Parallel to its efforts on Libya and other Arab countries involved in protests and uprisings, Hillary Clinton, involved these days in a no less difficult mission: to defend the budgets of U.S. foreign policy, seriously threatened by the Republicans in Congress. Yesterday in the House of Representatives and the Senate today, Clinton has warned that if the plans meet opposition, the U.S.
leadership in the world and the national security of this country would be endangered. "The American people are justifiably concerned about our national debt. I share that concern. But they are also necessary investments in our future that will make us stronger at home and strengthen our global leadership," said Clinton.
"I believe with all my heart that would be a mistake to retreat." A withdrawal from the world-wide rule is what is trying to ultraconservative sector that now dominates the Republican Party. The House passed in February a 16% reduction in the budget of the foreign aid agency (USAID, its acronym in English).
If this proposal is supported by the Senate, "will have devastating consequences for national security," Clinton warned. The Republicans want to reduce to almost zero American contributions to United Nations and other international organizations, aimed at removing the money that goes to the training of technical and political cadres abroad and want to close the media that the U.S.
government funds to spread values in different parts of the world. "Doing that when grown Al Jazeera, the Russian television broadcasts in English, Chinese television broadcasts in English and other similar means would be totally contrary to the values of this country," said Secretary of State.
"These funds are for people and platforms that allow us to maintain our diplomatic relations in 190 countries, are funds for political officials at this time are literally working to prevent crises and promote our values," Clinton explained to the congressmen. The secretary has since the uprising in the Arab world as an example of the need to maintain the fiscal effort of foreign policy: "The entire region is changing and it is essential that America is capable of providing a strong strategic response." This is accomplished with the money that is intended to promote the values and the American lifestyle, in a shared action, not by mere chance, young people who rose up in Tunisia and Egypt.
The budget for the State Department proposed by Barack Obama includes U.S. $ 47,000 million for recurrent expenditure and 8,700 million for civilian support in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the war zones. The Republicans do not believe in the latter part of the budget but are willing to approve all funds strictly military.
Clinton has warned of the huge mistake that would eliminate the civil work in areas where the United States currently has military forces. He recalled that General David Petraeus, the head of the military mission in Afghanistan, has stressed the need to focus primarily on the reconstruction of civil society in that country.
But Afghanistan can be, ultimately, an isolated problem. Obama Administration faces a deeper problem and more difficult: the growth of conservatism inspired by the Tea Party that, unlike their brothers neo con, is interventionist and expansionist but isolationist and provincial. The battle that Clinton has delivered two days on Capitol Hill continue, then, until elections in November 2012. 
leadership in the world and the national security of this country would be endangered. "The American people are justifiably concerned about our national debt. I share that concern. But they are also necessary investments in our future that will make us stronger at home and strengthen our global leadership," said Clinton.
"I believe with all my heart that would be a mistake to retreat." A withdrawal from the world-wide rule is what is trying to ultraconservative sector that now dominates the Republican Party. The House passed in February a 16% reduction in the budget of the foreign aid agency (USAID, its acronym in English).
If this proposal is supported by the Senate, "will have devastating consequences for national security," Clinton warned. The Republicans want to reduce to almost zero American contributions to United Nations and other international organizations, aimed at removing the money that goes to the training of technical and political cadres abroad and want to close the media that the U.S.
government funds to spread values in different parts of the world. "Doing that when grown Al Jazeera, the Russian television broadcasts in English, Chinese television broadcasts in English and other similar means would be totally contrary to the values of this country," said Secretary of State.
"These funds are for people and platforms that allow us to maintain our diplomatic relations in 190 countries, are funds for political officials at this time are literally working to prevent crises and promote our values," Clinton explained to the congressmen. The secretary has since the uprising in the Arab world as an example of the need to maintain the fiscal effort of foreign policy: "The entire region is changing and it is essential that America is capable of providing a strong strategic response." This is accomplished with the money that is intended to promote the values and the American lifestyle, in a shared action, not by mere chance, young people who rose up in Tunisia and Egypt.
The budget for the State Department proposed by Barack Obama includes U.S. $ 47,000 million for recurrent expenditure and 8,700 million for civilian support in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the war zones. The Republicans do not believe in the latter part of the budget but are willing to approve all funds strictly military.
Clinton has warned of the huge mistake that would eliminate the civil work in areas where the United States currently has military forces. He recalled that General David Petraeus, the head of the military mission in Afghanistan, has stressed the need to focus primarily on the reconstruction of civil society in that country.
But Afghanistan can be, ultimately, an isolated problem. Obama Administration faces a deeper problem and more difficult: the growth of conservatism inspired by the Tea Party that, unlike their brothers neo con, is interventionist and expansionist but isolationist and provincial. The battle that Clinton has delivered two days on Capitol Hill continue, then, until elections in November 2012.
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