Obfuscating The National Security Threat

Family Security Matters ^ | January 11, 2011 | James Zumwalt

[captjanaway]

Successful aerospace businessman and lecturer Norman Augustine has been known to employ cynicism to make a point. Emphasizing the need for clear speech, he once commented, “Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation.” While one may not necessarily grasp Augustine’s words, one grasps his point.

What is worrisome, however, is when democratic leaders—not intending to be cynical—use words, or fail to use words, leaving a national security threat so obfuscated that free societies simply do not fully understand it. It is a sin of leadership suffered for several years in countries like South Korea and the US—although Seoul appears now to be getting the point.

[SueRae]

Well-written and thoughtful article. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!