While the potential government shutdown is drawing headlines this week, President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget should be raising even more eyebrows. Simply put: Trump’s proposed radical cuts to foreign aid would worsen the Syrian crisis and undermine the foreign policy goals that the administration has tried to advance through its recent military strikes.
Proposed White House Budget Cuts Undermine Syria Strike Objectives
In Middle East & North Africa
While the potential government shutdown is drawing headlines this week, President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget should be raising even more eyebrows. Simply put: Trump’s proposed radical cuts to foreign aid would worsen the Syrian crisis and undermine the foreign policy goals that the administration has tried to advance through its recent military strikes.
Read the full article at The Hill.
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