Yea, because the derps didn't know the military option was a thing.
#YouGetDumberByThePost
In real life, no military announces upcoming operations by giving forewarning to the enemy. During WW-II, Germany knew the allies were going to invade somewhere along the coast of France, and Japan knew almost exactly where and when the Allies would attempt to invade Japan. I don't remember the allies telling the Axis anything about those operations, even if the Axis knew they were coming.
That is how real life works, not online. A lot of people are treating Q as if real life is some kind of video game.