Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Mr. President Do NOT Announce Arming to the Syrian Rebels


Is it just me or is having a news conference to tell the world that the United States is going to arm a group of rebels in Syria a horrific idea?  It’s worse than saying that we will not “put troops on the ground.”  Both statements inform the enemy of our tactics before ever implementing our plan.  I think it is generally accepted as good military practice to NOT let the enemy know what you are going to do – or when or for how long.
I do not doubt that we can figure out whom the good guys are and that we should arm them.  My question is:  Should we tell anybody that we are going to do it before we actually do it?  Would these so identified good guys not come under immediate attack?  Are we not telling the enemy that they better kill anybody the United States appoints as the good guys because tomorrow those good guys are going to have much better armaments?  The enemy will only plan to get those good guys now - while they are still unarmed.
This is just common sense, but I’ve heard CNN reporting all day that the President is going to say this during his speech to the nation tonight.  Please Mr. President, do not say this.  Do this, but do not advertise it.

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