Pentagon Denounces Politics Of Attack Ad

President Obama (2nd l.) and Vice President Joe Biden (l.), along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, in this May 2011 file photo. Courtesy of Pete Souza/White House/Reuters/File

'Swift-Boating' Obama? Pentagon Denounces Politics Of Attack Ad. -- Christian Science Monitor

A group of former Special Operations Forces officers has criticized the White House for what it says were dangerous leaks of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Now, the US military is pushing back.

The US military is pushing back against the campaign of a group of former Special Operations Forces officers who have spoken out against President Obama in what some have described as a latter-day “Swift Boat” campaign.

The group in question is the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund Inc. (OPSEC is short for operational security). It has criticized the White House for what it says were dangerous leaks of the raid that killed terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.

“As a citizen, it is my civic duty to tell the president to stop leaking information to the enemy,” says Benjamin Smith, a Navy SEAL, in an Internet film the group has produced. “It will get Americans killed.”

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My Comment: The Donovan has (in my opinion) the right response to this story. The comments on his post are also an interesting read.