Now that the dust has settled on President Obama’s unexpected decision to, his last week in office, commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, it’s worth revisiting what it might mean for U.S. national security.
The decision surprised everyone. Left wing, right wing, everyone was left scratching their heads as to why and, why now? There was a collective groan from the Intelligence Community, men and women whose jobs were made a lot more difficult because of Wikileaks.
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