Issue Position: Foreign Policy

Issue Position

When I served in Iraq and Afghanistan, I learned firsthand that American security and prosperity requires a dynamic, nuanced, and engaged foreign policy, where America projects its interests rather than withdraws behind our borders. Over the last 20 years, our foreign policy has increasingly been defined by the three "D's"--Diplomacy, Defense, and Development. While spending the largest portion of our budget on defense, our security and economic interests are increasingly dependent on negotiating a complex, competitive, and often dangerous world. Diplomacy saves American lives.

America needs to resume its global leadership position in international institutions, and promote human rights and democracy abroad. The current administration's foreign policy has frightened our allies, weakened our alliances, and signaled to our enemies that we are weak. Retreating from our global leadership position is not an option, and will not move the world to a safer, cleaner, and more prosperous place for our children.

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