Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   The problem with Reporters Date:   8/30/2021 2:27:38 PM

Watched the Pentagon briefing today about Afghanistan.  The General and the Press Secretary made it clear that they could not discuss opertational matters right from the start, because those on the ground are still in a dangerous situation.  

So right off the bat, someone wanted to know how did we know that there was a secondary explosion with the drones hit the truck with explosives.  Of course, the military is not going to answer that, because to do so, would provide the enemy with information.  Several whined about that "lack of transparency".  So of course they got into the "civilians" that were reported killed during the attack.  The military said they were "looking into it".  Reporters whined about that - as if some civilians getting killed who happened to be near the truckload of explosives set to kill our military, should be of the utmost importance.  This is one of the things that gets me - it's a war and people get killed, and the American reporters and public needs to get used to that idea.  

I don't know if it is just a young set of reporters who have never been near a war zone or are just totally stupid.  Did they think the Pentagon was going to lay out all of their operations, intel sources and plans so they can put it in the public doman and have the enemy read it?  They shoud save those questions for the talking heads who will opine on anything asked of them.