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As a career military officer and former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, I can say with certainty that Dick Morris’ column calling for the destruction of America’s civilian investments around the world is short-sighted and outright dangerous. 

Mr. Morris fails to see the International Affairs Budget is integral to our national security and economic prosperity here at home. 

Just this week, nearly 70 of my fellow retired 3 and 4-star general and flag officers called on Congress to boost our civilian tools in order to keep Americans safe and protect the gains made by our brave troops. As a proud co-signer of that letter, I joined my colleagues to say, “Development and diplomacy keep us safer by addressing threats in the most dangerous corners of the world and by preventing conflicts before they occur.” We urged Co! ngressional leaders to support a strong and effective International Affairs Budget because “our nation’s security depends on it.” I only hope these leaders have more foresight and wisdom than Mr. Morris. 

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