Scores of former ambassadors back Clinton, warning of Trump's 'ineptitude' on world stage
Scores of former ambassadors back Clinton, warning of Trump's 'ineptitude' on world stage
by Michael A. Mimoli at the LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-75-former-ambassadors-back-clinton-1474552191-htmlstory.html
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eventy-five former U.S. ambassadors have signed a letter endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, warning of the damage that Donald Trump’s foreign policy “ineptitude” could cause in the world.
The group, which includes 57 ambassadors nominated by Republican presidents, fretted that Trump not only “is ignorant of the complex nature of the challenges facing our country,” but has demonstrated he “misunderstands and disrespects” the role of career military and intelligence officers who would serve under him.
“By contrast, Hillary Clinton’s handling of foreign affairs has consistently sought to advance fundamental U.S. interests with a deep grounding in the work of the many tens of thousands of career officers on whom our national security depends,” they write. “Not every one of us has agreed with every decision she made (and the same would be true of every one of her predecessors), but we have profound respect for her skills, dedication, intelligence, and diplomacy.”
The letter is the latest from the foreign policy and national security community to express reservations about Trump. The GOP candidate has brushed off such letters as representing the viewpoints of career bureaucrats and politicians who have caused many of the world’s problems.
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