The essential job of the National Security Advisor to the President of the united States is to act as custodian of the policy process - to ensure its procedural integrity. Responsible decisions depend upon coherent deliberations that are intellectually honest. Honesty in a careful vetting of information, in making explicit premises and assumptions, in laying out all reasonable alternatives along with their benefit/cost/risks.
America's New National Security Advisor
America's New National Security Advisor
America's New National Security Advisor
The essential job of the National Security Advisor to the President of the united States is to act as custodian of the policy process - to ensure its procedural integrity. Responsible decisions depend upon coherent deliberations that are intellectually honest. Honesty in a careful vetting of information, in making explicit premises and assumptions, in laying out all reasonable alternatives along with their benefit/cost/risks.
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