Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Vice President Biden Outs The SEALS

Photo: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers keynote speech to the Atlantic Council's 50th Anniversary Dinner at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C. on May 3, 2011. (Credit: CBS)

Joe Biden Opens His Mouth About US Navy SEALs -- The Telegraph

Since President Barack Obama announced that “a small team of Americans” had killed Osama bin Laden, US government officials have carefully stuck to the line that they will not talk about which units were involved.

Obama did not say it was the SEALs. In numerous television appearances, Obama’s counter-terrorism chief John Brennan didn’t and his deputy national security adviser Denis McDonough didn’t. Despite the numerous news reports that named the SEALs, none of the anonymous briefers from the CIA and Pentagon would confirm it.

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Update: Drudge: Biden Outs the SEALs? -- FOX News

My Comment: Vice President Biden has a reputation of having a loose mouth .... it appears that he proves his critics right once again.

2 comments:

S O said...

There's no legitimate OPSEC concern in sight and being vice president, he's official enough to publish such info without being a leaker.

War News Updates Editor said...

Thank you S O for your comment.

I agree .... for me it is not a big deal. But the President and others went out of their way to say nothing .... but the VP had other ideas.