To be fair, I should point out that a few people who’ve done national security work, and whose views I respect a great deal (just as I respect JPod’s views a great deal), have written to urge me that John’s interpretation of yesterday’s commentary about sources is not only plausible but likely.

I’m not persuaded in a bottom-line sense. But I think it’s fair to argue that my experience may not be perfectly representative, and that I may be more jaded by it than I should be.