As the Trump administration has responded with a mixture of denials, brush-offs, lies and vitriolic attacks on Mr. Goldberg, I’ve found myself worrying less about the leak and more about the character of the people in charge of our nation’s defense. The breach is serious, but security breaches can be plugged. Men and women who have shown themselves to have no character, though, can never be trusted. Not with national security, not with anything.

 

Security Breaches Can Be Fixed. People Without Honor Can’t Be Trusted.

By Phil Klay

Mr. Klay is a novelist and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq war.