Secrecy and Strategy
For the record, I don’t condone leaking secrets. But nor do I condone a policy that can only work in secret.
Yes, there are some narrow tactical initiatives that make sense as covert action. But, even then, secrecy is a wasting asset, and any strategy that requires secrecy in the long-term is likely doomed to failure.
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