At a briefing yesterday, Defense Department spokesman Kenneth Bacon was asked about the use of attack aircraft. It was a target of opportunity. I don't think I'll get into the grading business at this stage. But they are getting more and more uptight about telling you what has happened. The less information we provide to our adversaries, the better.
Information reverberates much more quickly around the world than it used to.
That gives people clues as to whether we're likely to attack the same targets again. Tensions between the media and the military have flared periodically since the Gulf War. Even some high-ranking officials have not been privy to key information. What they now try to do is minimize bomb damage assessment. They're sitting on it.