A government that routinely makes fundamental national-security decisions based on undisclosed information, which no one outside a tiny circle of partisan loyalists ever has a chance to assess, is unlikely to make wise choices. The idea that executive officials will fight terrorism more effectively when they know that no one is watching is farfetched.
一个很小的党派忠诚者圈子以外的人没有机会评估未经披露的情报，而一个政府一贯根据这样的情报做出根本性的国家安全决定是难以做出明智决定的。行政官员在得知没有人监督他们的时候可以更为有效地与恐怖主义做斗争的这一说法是不着边际的。