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Richard N. Haass - Council on Foreign Relations

The biggest threat to America's security and prosperity comes not from abroad but from within. The United States has jeopardised its ability to act effectively in the world because of runaway domestic spending, underinvestment in human and physical capital, an avoidable financial crisis, an unnecessarily slow recovery, a war in Iraq that was flawed from the outset and a war in Afghanistan that became flawed as its purpose evolved, recurring fiscal deficits, and deep political divisions.

Foreign Policy Begins at Home - Council on Foreign Relations
"Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America’s House in Order" - Council on Foreign Relations