Again. we have to provide support because of the huge humanitarian crisis that causes instability worldwide. particularly in areas of concern. Virtually none of the activities that support our humanitarian efforts in the regionin the Middle East and many other parts of the worldare considered security activities. Military commanders routinely state that the efforts of the State Department. the USAID. and the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to provide for refugees and other vulnerable populations overseas are critical to our broader security efforts. and that is particularly true on the counterISIL campaign. The administrations two remaining lines of effort against ISILnamely. denying ISIL safe havens and enhancing intelligence collectionare under the socalled defense or security accounts. However. the continued presence and activities of our diplomats overseas significantly enable both of these lines of effort.
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