A Can of Worms

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The problems associated with this Signal fiasco are too many to count; but let’s try.

1. It was probably a violation of the Espionage Act.
2. It was probably a violation of the Presidential Records Act.
3. It endangered the lives of U.S. military and intelligence personnel.
4. It gave our adversaries greater opportunities to spy on us.
5. It further damaged our credibility with our allies and likely made them more hesitant to share information with us.
6. It demonstrated the incompetence and laziness of our key defense and national security leaders.
7. The failure of those responsible to admit their errors and make amends for them is at least as worrisome as the errors themselves.
8. It raises the question: How many other times has this happened, and will it continue to happen?

I could go on, but I’m already too disgusted to continue.