Greater Role Urged For Civilian Personnel In U.S. Security Assistance

摘要

Given that the presence of American troops "can be controversial" within countries receiving U.S. security assistance, a draft State Department report urges using fewer military personnel and more career diplomats and civil servants from other agencies to accomplish the missions. The International Security Advisory Board's draft assessment argues that controversies caused by an American military presence abroad could be reduced by making U.S. security assistance "more civilian in nature."