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Defense secretary: ‘Mistake’ to have ‘blurted out’ Mosul offensive plans
Fox News ^ | March 04, 2015

Posted on 03/04/2015 9:40:31 AM PST by McGruff

The new leader of America's military admitted it was a "mistake" for an officer to have "blurted out" plans for an Iraqi-led ground offensive in Mosul during a recent media briefing.

That highly unusual briefing, in which an officer revealed the U.S. wanted the Iraqis to launch the offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State in April or May, raised concerns over the level of detail provided -- and also was criticized as giving inaccurate information.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq
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To: McGruff

Geee,
Ya think?
What kind of serious dumb asses does obammy have in charge of things there in D.C.
Bunch of babosos like him|?


21 posted on 03/04/2015 12:39:16 PM PST by Joe Boucher
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This admin can’t reveal plans to the enemy since they dont think we have any.


22 posted on 03/04/2015 1:14:29 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (Things are only going to get worse.)
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23 posted on 03/04/2015 1:16:39 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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