The people need to know what its government is doing in its name so that they have an accurate picture of the history of the conflict between their country and another when taking positions on foreign policy alternatives. Otherwise, with a rose-tinted view of their side's own past conduct and an un-white-washed view of the other side's conduct, there is a tendency against the mutual understanding that leads to trust and coordinated solutions to the collective action problem of security.
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