David Ignatius on Signal: It’s a Sorry Spectacle To See Senior Officials Defending Something That Everyone Knows Is Wrong

GEIST David Ignatius it ░░░░░░░░ t appear that there ░░░░░░░░ going to be any ░░░░░░░░ of responsibility here It ░░░░░░░░ t appear there are ░░░░░░░░ to be any consequences ░░░░░░░░ the moment So what ░░░░░░░░ the implications of all ░░░░░░░░ IGNATIUS Well it s ░░░░░░░░ sorry spectacle to see ░░░░░░░░ senior officials defending in ░░░░░░░░ lame terms something that ░░░░░░░░ enlisted man or woman ░░░░░░░░ the U S Military ░░░░░░░░ is wrong There s ░░░░░░░░ a chorus of people ░░░░░░░░ have deep experience saying ░░░░░░░░ And also I ve ░░░░░░░░ really troubled by the ░░░░░░░░ attacks the nasty personal ░░░░░░░░ on our colleague Jeffrey ░░░░░░░░ who just happened to ░░░░░░░░ in the wrong Signal ░░░░░░░░ What effect is this ░░░░░░░░ to have There are ░░░░░░░░ I want to say ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of people ░░░░░░░░ the military and intelligence ░░░░░░░░ who have to live ░░░░░░░░ the rules of protecting ░░░░░░░░ information It s important ░░░░░░░░ they do that And ░░░░░░░░ are they supposed to ░░░░░░░░ as they hear these ░░░░░░░░ parade of excuses and ░░░░░░░░ that something they can ░░░░░░░░ with their own eyes ░░░░░░░░ inappropriate as has happened ░░░░░░░░ think that s some ░░░░░░░░ the lasting damage here ░░░░░░░░ it erodes the structure ░░░░░░░░ keeping secrets not just ░░░░░░░░ this little group but ░░░░░░░░ the whole country.”