http://consortiumnews.com/2013/10/07/how-shutdown-hurts-national-security/

How Shutdown Hurts National Security

October 7, 2013

The Republican-induced shutdown of the federal government underscores the Right’s populist contempt for the nation’s democratic institutions. But the fiasco also has undercut America’s standing in the world and thus undermines U.S. security and global leadership, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.

By Paul R. Pillar