Alright, first
My bias: I'm on the left, left libertarian according to political compass
Establishment liberal according to political typology
Yes the operation went well
That's good
Was the signal thing incompetent?
Ehh, it could be a mistake, we all make them
BUT
1- why are you using signal, why not just use the stuff you normally use?
2-signal was previously warned about, whole for separate reasons it's still needing consideration
3-the fact it didn't kill US troops is not a valid point
I will now provide a understandable comparison
Not exactly equal in effects but the basic principles
1:Hey honey! I just drove home drunk
(I accidentally added a journalist to a group chat discussing the imminent strike on the Houthis)
2:*slaps 1 in face*, ARE YOU AN IDIOT!?
(What?that sounds concerning and without any context people will be upset)
1: WHOA WHOA, relax honey, I didn't hit anyone and I won't do it again
(No us soldiers died and it was a one time mistake)
2:YOU THINK I GIVE A F**K!? I CARE ABOUT YOU AND YOU COULD HAVE GONE TO JAIL OR DIED, YOU STILL DROVE DRUNK!!!!!!? ITS A DAM MIRACLE YOU DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING
(You still put us soldiers in the unnecessary way of harm and the fact that you did so at all is cause for punishment)
1: relax, nobody saw me, I'll be fine
(The strike was successful, the Houthis and nobody found out till after)
2: YEA, BECAUSE YOU GOT F**KING LUCKY YOU ABSOLUTEL DUMB ASS
(If the Atlantic reporter has believed it was real, and was intending on hurting US, he could have told the Houthis, or Russia, or someone, and the fact the reporter didn't believe it was real was pure luck, and the fact the reporter wasn't filled with bad intent was luck)
1: but. I drove carefully
(It wasn't leaked)
2: BUT YOU DROVE DRUNK
(But you still failed and to deny wrongdoing is a failure of improvement, and basic decency)
1: but I wasn't that drunk
(It wasn't classified info)
2: alright even if you weren't that drunk, you still DROVE DRUNK, *slap*, you think it matters wether or not you were a little or a lot drunk, you still did it.
(Even if all info was not classified the info I. It still matters, you still had a major incident that could have resulted in the death(s) of (a) soldier(s). )
1: but it was corona, not that much alcohol
(It was attack plans not war plans/ it want classified)
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