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Prospective 2012 U.S. presidential candidates who want to limit our engagement abroad and  those lawmakers who propose  cuts to the 2012 foreign affairs budget have forgotten a basic budgeting rule. It is often less expensive to preserve something than it is to restore or replace it later. Instead of cutting U.S. foreign policy investments, why not focus on making them more effective?

Integrating global development and conservation policies would be a good start. 

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