{"id":58566,"date":"2015-03-05T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=58566"},"modified":"2015-03-04T19:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T00:01:47","slug":"carter-mosul-plan-was-a-mistaken-disclosure-of-military-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=58566","title":{"rendered":"Carter: Mosul plan was a mistaken disclosure of “military secrets”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ashton<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

The new Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that the press briefing last month<\/a> which released plans to the world about the intention that the city of Mosul, Iraq would be the focus of an Iraqi attack in mid-Spring was a mistake. <\/p>\n

The briefer, whose presentation for reporters at the Pentagon on Feb. 19 was authorized by U.S. Central Command, said the U.S. wanted the Iraqis to launch the offensive in Mosul in April or May, although he also said it might go later.<\/p>\n

“That clearly was neither accurate information nor, had it been accurate, would have been information that should be blurted out to the press,” Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee. “So it’s wrong on both scores.”<\/p>\n

It now appears likely that the offensive will not begin this spring, with Iraq’s security forces requiring more time for U.S.-organized training. It has been widely known for months that the offensive is in the planning stages and that it would likely mark a decisive moment in the campaign to dislodge the Islamic State from Iraq.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, I guess ISIS is thoroughly confused now, because I am confused. Which is as it should be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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