McCain, Graham: 'Deeply disturbing' military may have revealed war plans

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

McCain, Graham: 'Deeply disturbing' military may have revealed war plans

By Martin Matishak - 02/20/15 04:53 PM EST

Republican Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) are voicing concerns that a senior military official may have divulged key details about an upcoming offensive against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“It was deeply disturbing to read today that an official from U.S. Central Command, in an official briefing to the media, provided detailed operational information regarding coalition plans to retake Mosul," the pair wrote in a letter to President Obama.

“Never in our memory can we recall an instance in which our military has knowingly briefed our own war plans to our enemies,” said McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Graham.

The disclosures “not only risk the success of our mission, but could also cost the lives of U.S., Iraqi, and coalition forces.”

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[Fred Sanders]

1. Liars. A day ago they were whining there was no strategy, now they are whining there is a strategy?

Mosul has been a target since forever to take back. Thousands of fighters are already nearby and shelling ISIS positions...apparently it is shocking to the Twin Twits of Congress that we "suddenly" reveal we want Mosul back.....I think ISIS might already be aware of that!

What is deeply disturbing is the viciousness and stupidity of these asshats, as there was no "detailed plans" revealed...fucking liars and charlatans.

Actually it was CNN and Wolf Blitzer that introduced that meme and blew the dog whistle for his two favorite media dogs to respond....as they predictably did. It is all propaganda and theatre with Blitzer.

And who gives a shit what a state governor thinks of any strategy, CNN.

Whose side are you on, it is unclear?

No strategy revealed at all, damned - general strategy of taking back a city of 1.4 million, damned for revealing any strategy at all.


"During a background briefing on Thursday a senior official at Central Command told reporters a surprising number of details about a spring offensive to rid Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, of up to 2,000 ISIS fighters.

The official disclosed it would take about 25,000 members of Iraq’s security forces, trained by U.S. troops in as little as three to four weeks, to retake Mosul and that the offensive likely would happen in April or May."

How does that "reveal" anything but general objectives...it may not even be true, to fake out ISIS, to make any new recruits have second thoughts. The take back attack might be tomorrow!

[ghostsinthemachine]

2. Damned Obama.

All part of the plan to bring ISIS to America. get out your prayer mats and find out the direction toward mecca brother...

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. Uh, maybe it was psyops, John and Lindsay.

[Fred Sanders]

4. Exactly....more is needed to stop recruitment...who wants to join to defend and die in Mosul?

But it was CNN that dropped the ridiculous meme earlier today....What side are these guys on?

[Dont call me Shirley]

7. They're on the wrong side. War is always the wrong side, no matter whose side one is on.

[randys1]

5. Put Lindsay in a privates uniform and send him in the first wave

and ignore John, i guess

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Got to love the McGrumpy Little Lindsey show.

These two sure do try to remain relevant in the National Debate. This is like screaming fire in a crowded room over and over,the U-Boat Captain Blizter or should we say,BiBi's mouth piece,is starting to fall on deaf ears.

[Fred Sanders]

9. Indeed, Bibi's American mouthpiece has moved on to promoting American wingnuts.

[al_liberal]

8. What? Military leadership operates outside of civilian control?

Next someone is going to tell me McCain is a bitter old man and Lindsey Graham is gay!

[hollowdweller]

10. There's a lot of things in the last 6 years the GOP has opened themselves up to.

Wait till their man is in the White House and they have to deal with total obstruction, second guessing foreign policy and other stuff.

[Sunlei]

11. It's a known fact Mosul will be ripped away from the barbarian looters, probably flattened & rebuilt

Couple middle eastern (NOT-USA) countries have decent air forces to do it, no need for McCain to even comment.

[FrodosPet]

12. Someone needs to read "Sun Tzu"

Deception and misdirection is far more effective and less bloody than actual combat.

Perhaps this is an effort to have ISIS gear up on high alert for an April attack, and then get exhausted waiting in heightened alert?