Letter: USAID spending boosts America’s ‘soft power’

The federal budget for fiscal year 2019, specifically the International Affairs Budget, if approved without cuts, could increase the “soft power” image of the United States of America, strengthening the bonds with other countries.In a time when domestic hardships, tense global relationships and international security are main topics, the United States Agency for International Development is crucial and in need of support rather than cuts.The foreign aid budget accounts for 1 percent