Today, NSN Senior Adviser Gen. Paul D. Eaton (Ret.), who spent more than 30 years in the military including being in charge of training the Iraqi military from 2003 to 2004, provided the following reaction to President Obama's speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ National Convention: "As someone who served in and helped lead our military for nearly 3 decades, I understand what the men and women of America's armed forces need in order to effectively protect the nation and succeed in their personal lives. And today, President Obama laid out a comprehensive and progressive vision for how we treat America's most precious resource. He demonstrated a thorough understanding of how to integrate all elements of national power—diplomatic, economic as well as military—and echoes what every battalion and brigade commander understands and expects from their Commander in Chief."

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