Michael G. Mullen: “The most significant threat to our national security is our debt.”

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

I have to date been reticent to speak out on issues surrounding President Trump's leadership, but we are at an inflection point, and the events of the past weeks have made it impossible to remain silent.

Our fellow citizens are not the enemy and must never become so.

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