[WHBates]

"If I had to guess at the identity of the general, I'd lean toward Merrill McPeak."

Why should the ID of this General remain a secret?

He must know who it is? The General knows knows who he's talking about so why can't we know? May there is a BS factor going on here.

[mercy]

Shaffer is a gentleman. He knows the name of the risk averse general will come out. He would rather not do it himself.

Besides it's better not to hand the press everything on a platter. They like it better if they think they are digging up a story rather than being spoon fed.

It's also better to measure the flow judiciously rather than just tip over the entire slop bucket.