Though this weeks declaration of Mohammed Morsi as Egypts first freely-elected president is a significant milestone in the ancient Arab states history, the battle for the future of this key country isnt over.

Last weeks media bombshell that wed infiltrated the Iranian nuclear program with a super-secret computer virus made it undeniable: Theres been way too much aired about sensitive U.S. operations over the last year or so.

In the unknown future of U.S. national-security challenges, safe still beats sorry --especially when those challenges already appear daunting.