Information
security
If President Barack Obama is ever to take
control of his foreign policy -- and move the United States into a more
peaceful and pragmatic direction -- he will need to shake his obsession with
secrecy and bring the American people into his confidence by sharing with them
information about key events that have shaped recent crises. Right now, the
American people are deeply confused about what is transpiring in the Middle
East and eastern Europe -- and Obama appears satisfied that they stay that way.
He doesn't seem to understand that one of the president's greatest advantages
is his power to release information to the public, thus changing the narrative
as written by rival political forces and forcing those forces to adjust to a
more complete storyline.
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