The diminishing State Department

Core values of the Department may be in jeopardy.

Last week, The Washington Post obtained a State Department email containing drafts for possible new mission statements. In addition to being shorter in length, the proposed statements eliminated any mention of promoting justice or democracy.

“If our foreign policy is only about getting a ‘good deal,’ if it’s only about serving our self interest, if we lose our sense of compassion and shared humanity, than we lose our moral compass, and once that’s gone than we’re truly lost,” McEldowney warned.