First, Mr. Brees has actually visited Guantanamo, which makes him more qualified to discuss it than many members of the liberal intelligentsia who denigrate US activity there.

Second, the military has plenty of smart and well-qualified advocates. But most of them are in the foreign policy and political arena. Someone like Drew Brees will reach an audience that doesn't always hear from the policy experts.

Thanks for reading!

The military CAN have an advocate speaking the truth as he sees it. But if the best one they can muster is a football player with no credibility in this area whose comments seem devoid of any critical thought, it reeks of desperation.

I mean, what would you think if an Iranian soccer star got an Iranian military tour of the local nuclear operations and then ran out to tell the world it had nothing to worry about?

You'd think: Geez, they must be working on a bomb.