article_snippet.sent: (CNN)The United States is failing CNN)The
article_snippet.sent: United States partners.
article_snippet.sent: The trouble is that little of our foreign military financing -- including the recent Counterterrorism Partnership Funds -- goes toward this vital facet in our efforts to counter extremism.
article_snippet.sent: It's not because we don't recognize the problem -- nor that we don't talk the talk.
article_snippet.sent: Despite this apparent recognition, the United States is not where the United States needs to be and instead finds the United States constantly responding to crises instead of heading crises off because of the failure to prioritize long-term investment in special operations units in key partner nations.
article_snippet.sent: In 2015, U.S. taxpayers are providing $5.65 billion in foreign military finance, the majority of which is going to Israel and Egypt.
article_snippet.sent: Simply put, the United States is spreading foreign military assistance too thin, while also failing to make necessary long-term commitments.
article_snippet.sent: But although It is a worthwhile investment in terms of resources and energy, U.S. security assistance is not supporting enduring programs that build credible special operations partners.
article_snippet.sent: The reality is that we are not selling or giving we partners the capabilities that are critical to defeating the imminent threats our partners face today in hybrid warfare.
article_snippet.sent: we are also failing to develop long-term programs of record, bringing to bear all elements of national power as we did with Plan Colombia.
article_snippet.sent: True, the Section 1206 Global Train and Equip program fulfills some needs, but money from the program only provides limited support -- the Section 1206 Global Train and Equip program is an annual appropriation for "new and emerging" counterterrorist operations or to support military and stability operations in which the U.S. armed forces are a participant.
article_snippet.sent: Another program that builds special operations capacity, the Joint Combined Exchange and Training program, is also insufficient because it is ad hoc and meant to train U.S. forces first and foremost, not our partners.
article_snippet.sent: By investing everywhere, we are investing nowhere, which is why we need to make choices about where the United States and the United States allies will see maximum benefit.
article_snippet.sent: the United States has a choice -- reinforce failure and keep doing what we are doing or change course while we still have time.
highlights_snippet.sent: United States is spreading foreign military assistance too thin, foreign military assistance say .