(Click on Image to Enlarge)President Barack Obama reviews his prepared remarks on Egypt at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, Feb. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Obama’s Budget Combines Civilian, Military War Funds -- Foreign Policy
President Obama's newly released budget request for fiscal 2012 proposes cuts to a wide range of State Department and foreign-operations programs, including the complete elimination of foreign assistance and military training to several countries.
The White House's fiscal 2012 budget seeks just over $47 billion for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, which the Office of Management and Budget notes is a 1 percent increase over fiscal 2010 levels. The president is requesting a grand total of $50.9 billion for U.S. diplomacy and development efforts, after accounting for programs outside State and USAID, such as the Peace Corps, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. That's $3.7 billion -- or 6.7 percent less -- than the $54.6 billion that was requested for the same accounts in fiscal 2011.
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More News On Cutbacks In U.S. Foreign Aid
State Department's $47 Billion Budget Would Cut Some Security, Aid Funds -- Bloomberg
Foreign Policy: Obama Cuts Foreign Assistance in New Budget -- The Atlantic
Budget 2012: State Department/USAID -- Washington Post
My Comment: When you read stories like this one .... foreign assistance to be provided solely as aid (no military connection) will receive less and less money until the U.S. debt problem is solved.
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