Futures Thinking, Education
"Unless we are giving opportunity and a quality education to the young men and women in the United States, then we won't have the right people to be able to make the right decisions about our national security. They won't have an understanding of different cultures. They won't have an understand of different ideas. They won't be critical thinkers."

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"While some former US military leaders have had offered witty one-liners when asked which national security threat keeps them up at night, one former commander had an unconventional answer: 'K-12 education.'"

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