21st century wire say pull string behind curtain lot hard get rid puppets control.watch video report tufts university political scientist michael j. glennon give strong warn american people back 2014 vote want secret government change.glennon argument small clique so-called national security experts might otherwise call elites military industrial complex always influence policy makers over-emphasising security threats.currently candidate pose real threat elites appear donald trump claim want get along foreign countries particularly russia.but main reason fix problem glennon say pervasive political ignorance part american people .here key question responses interview evidence exist say america double government glennon curious president barack obama would embrace national security counterterrorism policies campaign eloquently would president continue policies case case case would policy makers hand national-security key unelected officials glennon conscious decision members congress generalists need defer experts within national security realm elsewhere particularly concern catch limb make wrong judgment national security tend therefore defer experts tend exaggerate threats court similarly tend defer expertise network define national security policy.isn another way say big bureaucracies difficult change glennon much serious particular bureaucracies set truck widths determine railroad freight rat make nerve-center security decisions democracy irreversible close marketplace ideas result dire consequences.couldn obama national-security decisions result difference vantage point campaigner commander-in-chief responsible 320 million live glennon element describe one explanation one cause amaze continuity american national security policy obviously something else go policy policy policy continue virtually way george w. bush administration.this teach think american political system.glennon think american people delude believe institutions provide public face actually set american national security policy believe vote president member congress succeed bring case court policy go change many counter-examples branch affect policy large picture still true policy large national security realm make conceal institutions.do hope fix problem glennon ultimate problem pervasive political ignorance part american people indifference threat emerge conceal institutions energy reform come american people government government much problem people take bull horn difficult thing ignorance many ways rational little profit learn active problems affect policies change.read mark glennon 2014 epic op ed boston globe get full story 2016 election 21st century wire election file vote want secret government change