The basic questions raised by critics of the administration's handling of secret operatons will be revisited with the release of this new book on the assassination of bin Laden by a member of the SEAL team involved.
The questions are legitimate, strangely reminiscent of those raised when the NYT publicized the means the army was using to track bin Laden during the Bush administration. Obama announced his drone hit list, bin Laden's death and the U.S. involvement in the Stuxnet computer worm. The critics complain that the war on terror would have been advanced if only the government had remained silent; the targets would have been uninformed, more information would be available, and the American plans would be unclear and more difficult to escape.
But, like the NYT expose, the success of the plans was not the priority.
First things first.
The questions are legitimate, strangely reminiscent of those raised when the NYT publicized the means the army was using to track bin Laden during the Bush administration. Obama announced his drone hit list, bin Laden's death and the U.S. involvement in the Stuxnet computer worm. The critics complain that the war on terror would have been advanced if only the government had remained silent; the targets would have been uninformed, more information would be available, and the American plans would be unclear and more difficult to escape.
But, like the NYT expose, the success of the plans was not the priority.
First things first.
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