Michael G. Mullen: “They are not battle spaces to be dominated and must never become so.”

A fully-integrated foreign policy requires a fully-resourced approach. Our troops, Foreign Service officers and development experts work side-by-side in unprecedented and ever-increasing cooperation as they execute our strategic programs.

You know, or you should, that our national debt has reached a peacetime record, heading for territory where other nations have spiraled into default or into the loss of sovereignty as creditors use their leverage to dictate terms.

This is a moment when more investment in diplomacy and development is needed, not less.

The most significant threat to our national security is our debt.