What is the NSC, what doe it do, and how important is it?

-The National Security Council has a Range of Security Staff. From the President to the Secretaries of State and Defence to the CIA and National Security Advisors. -Their Role is mainly Dependent on the President. The NSC was used during Nixon and Bush instead of the State Department, and during Regan, the NSAs ran the Iran-Contra Affair. -The NSC can be Good and Bad for the President. The Iran-Contra Affair Impacted Regen Negatively. But for Obama, Osama Bin Laden was Captured by his NSC. This boosted Obama's Image in Foreign Policy and the military.