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Political Compromise Of Our Security -- Frank Gaffney, Jr., Center For Security Policy
A troubling pattern of putting U.S. and allied security interests second to the Obama administration’s political priorities is now well-established. If allowed to continue, it will not only make the world more dangerous. It is going to get people killed – probably in large numbers and some of them may be Americans.
A prime example of the phenomenon was the disclosure of minute details of the 2011 raid by SEAL Team 6 withinhours of its successful liquidation of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. The revelation of special operations tradecraft horrified those in and out of the U.S. military who appreciate that safeguarding the secrecy of such techniques is essential toensuring their future utility, and the safety of those who employ them.
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My Comment: With rare exceptions politics has always been the number one priority for politicians .... but it is also true that this administration has brought it to a different level. On the one hand they have no problem in revealing secret operational details (like the Bin Laden raid), but on the other hand they keep much of America's drone program top secret .... in particular the laws, rules, and regulations in sanctioning the assassination of U.S. citizens like Anwar al-Awlaki.
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