Mattis eschews telling the press - or the enemy - any specifics. Remember when he responded to a press inquiry about how we are doing against ISIS with "We're winning, they're losing."
I would wager that while there MAY be some such activity, the REAL military activity is still under wraps.
He said nothing about troops deployed or where yet.
You are correct, he will not tell them, he’ll just do it.
I believe Mattis is engaging in some diversionary activity here.
Mattis eschews telling the press - or the enemy - any specifics. Remember when he responded to a press inquiry about how we are doing against ISIS with “We’re winning, they’re losing.”
I would wager that while there MAY be some such activity, the REAL military activity is still under wraps.
Trump has specifically said, many times, how it is stupid to tell the enemy one’s plans. So I am sure that Mattis is not revealing the totality of the plans.