:The communist infiltration cost the United States dearly, from stolen atomic bomb secrets to the tragic loss of life at the invasion of the Bay of Pigs to the lack of productivity that results when you cannot even trust your fellow government employees. Two independent sets of atomic bomb secrets were leaked from the Manhattan Project to the communists! That was utterly inexcusable to allow that to happen, and reflects a naivety that should not exist. America is an open society, and properly so, but need not be a naive society. Better countermeasures, such as stricter standards and monitoring of government employees in positions of power, would have helped. Having an open society does not require believing and trusting liars who seek to harm America. (Teacher) | :The communist infiltration cost the United States dearly, from stolen atomic bomb secrets to the tragic loss of life at the invasion of the Bay of Pigs to the lack of productivity that results when you cannot even trust your fellow government employees. Two independent sets of atomic bomb secrets were leaked from the Manhattan Project to the communists! That was utterly inexcusable to allow that to happen, and reflects a naivety that should not exist. America is an open society, and properly so, but need not be a naive society. Better countermeasures, such as stricter standards and monitoring of government employees in positions of power, would have helped. Having an open society does not require believing and trusting liars who seek to harm America. (Teacher) |