Announcing
to save the failed summit on extreme terrorists that in April the Iraqis are
into an attack phase
Basic
military leadership, strategy and tactics 101
You
don’t announce in advance where and when an attack will have begun
Nor
do you tell ISIS how many troops you will commit or the axis of the attack
An
enemy forewarned will make it harder to get Mosul back
Did
the Japanese tell us they en route to Pearl Harbor were on the way?
No
radio silence and the charade of diplomacy they put on display
Did
we inform the Germans where and when we would land on Normandy’s beaches?
No
Operation Fortitude convinced the Germans the Pas de Calais was where at the Atlantic Wall we would breach
Did
the Germans inform us when and where the Battle of the Bulge would commence?
No,
total secrecy, total radio silence in a quiet sector leading to total surprise
when they poured through our lines of defense
Did
the Soviets give warning of Operation Bagration that broke the Wehrmacht’s back?
No,
the Germans had not an inkling of where and when they were soon to be under
attack.
Generals
do not telegraph their plans and go to great length to their intentions
disguise
So
when Obama announced the planned retaking of Mosul, it came to many as a great
surprise
Since
the summit was all talk, all social outreach and job growth goals but no
military plans
He
must have needed an announcement of a future operation as his grandstand
I
misspoke--the security advisers that surround this president are not the
freshmen team
Better
described as Pop Warner or T-ball; it is enough to make most Americans scream.
© February 19, 2015 Michael P. Ridley aka the
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