National security experts describe a distracted and potentially vulnerable country. Notable insights: 1/ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
@NicholasRasmu15: “I see weakness & division & above all else distractedness...Any problem anywhere else is just a 3rd-or 4th-order problem right now because we are so self-absorbed, inward looking & consumed with our own toxicity. & when you’re distracted, you make mistakes.” 2/
☝️@NicholasRasmu15 is right. Sadly this is an accurate description of not just the last few days, but the last 3 1/2 years.
@jmclaughlinSAIS: “In a normal government, you could probably absorb some of this dysfunction, but this government, on national security policy, has had a very sketchy — to say the least — process for making foreign policy decisions.” 👈Agree, but I’d argue there is no process.
Also true: @jmclaughlinSAIS: “People can have confidence that the U.S. mil. & intel. community at a professional level are doing their jobs & keeping an eye on everything & sounding alarms that need to be sounded...But into what environment? A very distracted & confused one...”
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