Earlier in the month of June classified information got out to the public about the "Kill List" for terrorists and that the military is using cyberweapons against Iran.The belief is that our National Security may have been compromised. Senator McCain and Chambliss, called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the leaks. The USA Today stated that "Leaks Can Serve a Purpose", my question is to whom, the public or for Obama's image? St. Louis Post-Dispatch states three reasons why Obama didn't release the leaks for political reasons: "One, President Obama has been strong and decisive on national security, if not always correct or forthright. Two, he has not been shy about taking credit for it. And three, some people might have leaked for political reasons, but others may have just been bragging — infiltrating an al-Qaeda bomb-making operation was pretty slick."
My opinion is that the public needs to know more about what the government has done, what its doing and who's actually running this country. However I also believe that everything Obama has done is to boost up his image politically without care of whats best for this country. Some examples are, speaking to an all women college graduation when his women votes are down in the polls; the infamous celebrity dinners trying to receive popularity votes; his support for same-sex marriage even though he was against it in the past; using executive order to make illegal children legal, and he himself killed Bin Laden not the Navy Seals team that was in place before he was elected. All of these examples are to boost his image so that the people will vote for him. We the people have the right to know what our government is doing and how its being done. I think too many documents are classified and need to be released to the public. I am all for the leaks coming out to the public, but be professional about the classified material. Also don't brag about how the U.S. government operation has taken many lives during the process. Classified material goes through a lot to become declassified, as the President he should have waited or hurried up the process to get an OK and then exposed it to the public. Also "bragging" about classified information is reckless and irresponsible. What if the so called "bragging" puts lives at risk next time?
"The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them."
Patrick Henry
Sources Cited:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2012-06-14/security-leaks-obama-drones-CIA/55601022/1
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