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Originally Posted by jinx
But the enemy already knows their plans were spoiled.... and they probably have a good idea of why. It just doesn't make sense to me to keep it a secret from 'the people', especially if a warning of a possible attack has already been issued. Why not follow it up with "hey, we found a bomb and deactivated it" or "we arrested some terrorist guy renting a Ryder". Something... you know?
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i know that a lot of people on here don't agree, but i don't believe the american people have the NEED to know everything. and in the end, that is what it boils down to - who has a genuine
need to know. anyone who has ever been in the military is very familiar with the concept.
the obsession with secrecy came long before the media, but think it through. if there is an announcement that a truck bombing was prevented in NYC today... every news agency will be out attempting to get the scoop. they will dig deep for their stories and release any info they have, even if that is not in the best interests of operational security. if there is no announcement of a non-event, then they won't dig in that direction and the assets can continue to be used.