Michael G. Mullen: “President Obama has added more to the federal debt in less than 8 years than his 43 predecessors combined did over 218…”

You know, or you should, that the unchecked explosion of entitlement spending, coupled with debt service, is squeezing every other federal activity.

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.

development assistance is a modern national security tool and that cuts to USAID would increase risk to Americans and to our brave military service members.

You know, or you should, that public debt this large weighs heavily on economic growth, crowding out private investment and discouraging it through uncertainty.