Bipartisan Group of National Security Leaders Push Back on Trump with International Allies
Noting the strong international reaction to Donald Trump’s recent statements, a bipartisan group of national security experts have joined forces to send a message to allies around the world. This letter was developed by the signatories and is not affiliated with any organizations. At the request of some of the signatories NSLA is posting this content.
To our friends and allies,
On behalf of our colleagues, it is with strength and purpose that we, as a community, assert our collective commitment to our traditional American alliances and the values and principles of our country.
The inflammatory remarks made by Donald Trump do not represent the interests of the United States. Today, we transcend our partisan efforts to reassure the international community that our commitments are unwavering. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies throughout the world. In particular, we believe the U.S. must continue to lead and support the NATO Alliance and our Article V commitments to all of our allies, including Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. We stand firm in a commitment to non-proliferation.
As a nation, we value active debate of ideas. But when comments by national leaders threaten to harm the interests of our country, we cannot be idle.
As Americans in the field of national security, we assure you that we will continue to work in the interest of the United States. The strength of our alliances is at the core of those interests.
Signed,
John Allen, Gen. USMC (Ret.)
Jamie Barnett, RDML USN (Ret.)
Jeremy Bash
Rand Beers
John Bellinger III
Dan Benjamin
Robert Blackwill
Sally Brice-O’Hara, VADM USCG (Ret.)
Max Boot
Nicholas Burns
Kurt Campbell
John G. Castellaw, LTGen. USMC (Ret.)
Michael Chertoff
Derek Chollet
Dan Christman, LTG USA (Ret.)
Wesley Clark, Gen, USA (Ret.)
Eliot Cohen
Rudy deLeon
Jay A. DeLoach, RDM USN (Ret.)
John Douglas, Brig Gen USAF (Ret)
Daniel Drezner
Paul Eaton, MG USA (Ret.)
Eric Edelman
Peter Feaver
Walter Gaskin, LtGen. USMC (Ret.)
Sherri Goodman
David Gordon
Kevin Green, VADM USN (Ret)
Michael Hayden
John Hutson, RADM JAGC USN (Ret.)
Arlen D. Jameson, Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.)
Robert Kagan
Juliette Kayyem
Claudia Kennedy, LG USA (Ret.)
Donald L. Kerrick, LG USA (Ret.)
Dennis Laich, MG USA (Ret.)
Sen. Carl Levin
Mary Beth Long
John McLaughlin
Bryan McGrath
David McGinnis, BG USA (Ret.)
James N. Miller
John W. Morgan, III LG USA (Ret.)
Tom Nides
David Oliver, RADM USN (Ret.)
Eric Olson, MG USA (Ret)
William J. Perry
Stuart F. Platt, RADM USN (Ret.)
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Walter B. Slocombe
Kori Schake
Vikram J. Singh
James Smith, Brig. Gen. USAF (Ret.)
Julianne Smith
Michael Smith, RMDL USN (Ret.)
Tara Sonenshine
Marianne Watson, BG USA (Ret.)
Willie Williams, LtGen. USMC (Ret.)
Dan Woodward, Brig. Gen. USAF (Ret.)
Maggie Woodward, Maj. Gen. USAF (Ret.)
Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, BG USA (Ret.)
Dov S. Zakheim
