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The Signal ‘Bros' Should Learn to Shape Up

Regarding Peggy Noonan's 'A New Administration's Signal Failure' (Declarations, March 29), while I agree that the administration's communications were reckless and irresponsible, I still feel safe with the 'bros,' as Ms. Noonan refers to them, who are taking care of our national security. For four years we had a president who was an empty vessel and wouldn't even know how to send a message on Signal. He alone posed the greatest security risk of my lifetime. I'll take the 'kids' and 'bros' we have now any day. At least they can understand and communicate when a crisis of any magnitude comes our way. Rozlyn Patterson Naperville, Ill. Ms. Noonan's advice to our nation's leaders involved in the Signal mess to 'stop acting like kids' was right on target. Or, as my dad, an Air Force command pilot with more than 10,000 flight hours, would say: 'Straighten up and fly right! Safety is no accident.' Kathleen Kingscott Cabin John, Md. Ms. Noonan seems more concerned with form than results. Yet she might have mentioned that the operation against the Houthis was highly successful, contrasting that with the Biden administration's tepid or nonexistent responses to the terror group's attacks in recent years. The success of this operation won't 'go unnoticed in any foreign capital' and will far outweigh any negative consequences of the 'messaging mess.' By my lights, it's this administration's propensity for action that will 'give the world a picture of a new administration.' To wit, you mess with the U.S. at your own peril. David B. Gerges Bonita Springs, Fla. I love the Journal, not least for its willingness to present various opinions on the same issue. Take Ms. Noonan's column, in which she states that the 'Signal mess is a real mess, not something that will fade away quickly,' equating it to JFK's Bay of Pigs disaster. On the same page, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. writes that 'the leak isn't the end of the world; it didn't endanger U.S. forces and the military strikes were successful' ('Leak Scandal Can Be GOP Lemonade,' Business World). There is a lot to understand about this issue, and I appreciate the diversity of opinion that these editorial pages provide. Randy Gaston Savannah, Ga.