This is a universal human dream - that brains, not brawn, will rule - and the fact that America has the world's finest institutions of higher education may be our greatest single national asset.
From David Ignatius
It's a genuine dilemma for governments, deciding how much information to share in this threat-filled era.
CIA officers aren't idiots. They knew they were heading into deep water - legally and morally - when they signed up for the interrogation program. That's part of the agency's ethos - doing the hard jobs that other departments prudently avoid.
Real security will come when it's a moneymaker for private companies who want to satisfy public demand for an Internet that isn't crawling with bugs.
In a chaotic world, U.S. diplomats will probably have even less contact with the people they need to reach.
Big mistakes were made in Benghazi, and people should be held accountable. But the brave officers who staff American posts in crisis zones know how dangerous the work is.
Journalists couldn't do their jobs overseas without taking risks, and the same is true for diplomats and intelligence officers.
The surest way to empower the new terrorist gangs would be to withdraw from U.S. diplomatic missions.
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