National Defense Strategy (NDS) specifically directs our military to build and maintain partners and allies worldwide.
1Įmbroiled in conflict, the Middle East requires a significant international effort to improve conditions on the ground. Between these four conflicts more than 20 million people have been displaced, and approximately 35 million people are in daily need of humanitarian aid, according to the Pew Research Center.
Hundreds of thousands of people were killed last year alone, and the number of children forced to fight as soldiers has doubled. The Middle East is in turmoil, with civil wars raging in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya.
