离职突发；这是否预示其他问题？
有一点是肯定的，那就是图尔西的离职表明了她在极其艰难的职责和环境下面临的个人牺牲。
然而，在战时（是的，我们的国家正处于战争状态）的观感将被许多人放大，他们会编织阴谋论、对阴谋论的感知，以及许多可信或不可信的社交媒体观察，这些观察涉及政府内部的不稳定、过渡期的摩擦，或战争方向、目的和/或正当性的未决内部辩论。
历史将是评判那些导致美国卷入这场战争决定的最佳裁判，但就目前而言，我们身处其中，必须以有利于我们的方式解决它。
在我看来，图尔西一直是内阁中最有效的成员之一，同时还要应对明显的内部分歧和紧张关系。
“代理”领导层可能填补眼前的空白，但持续的有效性取决于永久继任者确认的速度，以及情报界（IC）在这一过渡期是否保持连贯性。
虽然每个人都是可替换的，但图尔西作为国家情报总监（DNI）带来了独特的直截了当的工作方式。这将是一个巨大的空白需要填补。官僚机构会迅速填补这些空缺，但它们不会维持她那样的透明度，而是会用混凝土填满这些洞穴，并在周围竖起围栏。
战争考验机构。
我们的总统明白，情报界与其本应服务的人民之间已经存在严重的信任赤字。图尔西正走在弥合这一赤字的路上。
总统还面临一项重大任务，即迅速填补这一空白，否则随着国家进入另一个充满挑战的政治季节，信任问题将引发严重担忧，而这位总统和我们的国家绝不能在这一季节中处于失败的一方。
领导层变动即使在最温和的情况下也是一个压力点。然而，在这个充满不确定性的时代，我们的国家面临巨大挑战和威胁，这一变动必须以高超的技巧来处理。
最后，这一领导层变动并不一定是致命的，但另一位内阁成员的过渡——一位如此重要的美国情报系统总监——在特朗普总统任期中值得不止是一个脚注。这一损失可能需要单独用一章来描述。
Breaking Departure; Might it signal other issues?
One thing for sure is that Tulsi’s departure signals personal sacrifice amid extraordinarily difficult duties and circumstances.
However, the optics during wartime (yes, our nation is at war) will be amplified by many with conspiracies, perceptions of conspiracies, and many credible and incredible social media observations of instability inside the administration, transition friction, or unresolved internal debates over the war’s direction, purpose and/or justification.
History will be the best judge of those decisions that caused the U.S. to enter this war in the first place, but for now, we’re in it and it has to be resolved in our favor.
In my judgement, Tulsi has been one of the most effective members of ‘s cabinet all while dealing with obvious internal disagreements and tensions.
The “Acting” leadership might fill the immediate gaps, but sustained effectiveness depends on how quickly a permanent replacement is confirmed and whether the IC maintains coherence during this transition.
While everyone is replaceable, Tulsi brought a unique no nonsense approach to her job as the DNI. That will be a huge void to fill. The bureaucracy will move quickly to fill in holes but instead of maintaining her level of transparency, the holes will be filled with concrete and fences will be erected around them.
Wars test institutions.
Our President understands there is already a serious deficit of trust between the Intelligence Community and the people it is suppose to serve. Tulsi was well on her way to closing that deficit.
The President also has a big task on hand to quickly fill the gap or risk serious concerns about trust as the nation rolls into another challenging political season, one this President and our nation can ill afford to be on the losing side of.
Leadership changes is a stress point in the mildest of situations. However, in this era of uncertainty where great challenges and threats face our nation, this change is one that must be handled with great skill.
Lastly, this leadership change is not necessarily fatal, but the transition of another cabinet member, one of such prominence as the Director of the United States intelligence system, rates more than a footnote in the Trump presidency. This loss may require a chapter all by itself.