While I fully appreciate and respect the idea that secrets must be maintained for a variety of reasons, I think a major play here is that why can’t the military members make money on their fame just like the politicians do? I mean, if Obama and his staff can leak the information for political and financial gain then why can’t the frogs leak it for the same reasons? The information is going to be leaked so why let the polidiots have all the glory?
Clinton leaked information that still has the intelligence community hurting and no one said anything so it has continued to this day. There has been a systematic dismantling of our most critical secrets that the general public would never know about, so this isn’t just about the SEAL teams, but about the entire presidential level players due to an abuse by the likes of Clinton, Obama and others at that level, including some Republican players. The necessary level of trust by the military operators of the executive branch just isn’t there anymore. No one trusts anyone else anymore.
When there is a breakdown in discipline and loyalty to the country by those in DC it will affect all levels of players.
I don’t understand why anyone would publish something like this, knowing that it could compromise operators who are currently in the field.
Makes no sense to me, how someone could endanger brothers-in-arms who are still “downrange”.
I understand it’s a story that needs to be told, but isn’t there a better way to tell it....?
I thought any books from former active duty military had to go through (submitted before a publisher could even look at it) a DoD “review” board??? If it had accounts of any kind of military operations or system discussions...
I like the character development in your novels because yes, some had military backgrounds, but nothing more than who they were, and where they may have “chewed some dirt”...But the story(ies) “overall”, are what make the things flow...I like that sort of read...
In reality books like these don’t even scratch the surface...And more need to be written, but they need to go through the hoops that are there for a good reason...Not to censure, but to make sure that anything that directs real attention to real personnel, that needs to be very ambiguous to protect them...
Just my opinion...From an old school scope dope...