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The Issue: The Trump administration’s response to the Signal group-chat war plans leak scandal.
Miranda Devine is spot-on in her discussion of Signal-gate, but somehow fails to provide the winning solution (“Winning team’s lesson learned,” March 27).
Security matters of such importance should be discussed only within the Cone of Silence, as “Get Smart” has shown us.
While Control did experience some problems with the Cone in the ’60s, surely technology has improved since then, making this a viable option.
Let’s get Elon Musk’s team on it.
Let’s use the Cone and not let this embarrassing gaffe distract from President Trump’s winning policies.
Michael G. Brautigam
Tallinn, Estonia
Jeffrey Goldberg’s decision to release the Signal chat texts rivals Daniel Ellsberg’s release of the top-secret Pentagon Papers in 1971.
Beyond the act of courage that Goldberg and Ellsberg now share, both releases unveil the truth behind US war plans.
If you ask me, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others on the chat will inherit the same disdain Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk and their cronies did half a century ago.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
It is clear that Jeffrey Goldberg should not have been included on the phone call.
However, he was, and it was a terrible mistake.
Human beings make mistakes and must learn from them so they are not repeated.
A mature, real leader would accept responsibility and ensure it does not happen again.
However, Trump and his allies are doing the opposite — ensuring it will happen again and again.
Next time, it could result in mission failure and the deaths of our soldiers.
Alan Podhaizer
Brooklyn
It appears that Trump and his administration must be perfect and cannot make any mistakes.
The Democrats’ attacks following the Signal chat mishap are just another example of their hypocrisy in overdrive.
Under the leadership of former President Joe Biden, our country circled the drain as Democrats surrendered Afghanistan, allowed criminals into our country, tanked our economy and stood by while Israel and Ukraine were attacked.
The Signal chat mistake is a hiccup in comparison.
Michael D’Auria
Bronxville
The Issue: Vice President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance’s upcoming visit to Greenland.
It seemed that Second Lady Usha Vance was going to visit Greenland for a cultural event before joining National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for a briefing on Arctic security issues (“The power of pride,” Daniel McCarthy, March 25).
Now that Vice President J.D. Vance is coming along, the visit has become more formal.
As an official visit, they are heading into unfriendly territory and may not be well received — unlike at home, of course, where they are told everyone loves them.
Or maybe there’s a different reason for their visit: house hunting.
They could be looking for a bargain before Greenland becomes another American state and real estate prices surge.
That’s probably a farcical suggestion — but then again, so are many of the Trump administration’s proposals.
Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia
McCarthy rightly points out the nationalistic reactions in Greenland to President Trump’s ambitious rhetoric.
While it may be wise for the Trump administration to follow the Monroe Doctrine in shaping foreign policy, it would also be wise to heed Theodore Roosevelt’s advice: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Vance should keep this in mind on his Greenland visit.
Francis Cooley
Plainville, Conn.
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