Joint Chiefs Chairman Criticizes Leak of Syria Military Plans

Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies to support U.S. military intervention in Syria as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John F. Kerry listen during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 4, 2013. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Misfire -- Washington Free Beacon

Joint Chiefs Chairman Criticizes Leak of Syria Military Plans, Delay in Syria Strikes as Forces Moved

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the president’s top military adviser, told the Senate on Tuesday that U.S. plans for attacks on Syria were made more difficult by leaks to the press and the president’s delay in ordering the strikes.

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman, said in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that despite those setbacks he is confident military strikes will be effective in degrading the Syrian military’s chemical warfare capabilities.

Dempsey appeared before Congress with Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in the first day of what is expected to be a two-week debate on whether to approve President Obama’s announced plans to take military action along

Unlike Kerry and Hagel, Dempsey had no prepared statement and provided short answers to most questions.

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My Comment: So prosecute the leakers .... but I suspect that some of these leaks are coming from the White House itself.