The Hell With OpSec, I Got An Election To Win

By Semperpapa
OpSec, for those who still don’t know, is short for Operational Security, a basic strategy that is designed to keep our Military safer while deployed in dangerous zones.

In shorter terminology, OpSec means that anyone who has any knowledge of Military, on going situations is to keep his/her mouth shut.

When my son was in Afghanistan, we were supposed to refrain from even mentioning the general location of his battalion, nor the name of his unit, etc.

One sample of OpSec was the press releases from the Bush administration regarding specific unit names involved in certain operations, like the rescue of Army Pvt. Jessica Lynch or the capture of Saddam Hussein. These details were not available.

Details may have been released at much later time when the news would not have a direct impact on the safety of the operators.

The common press release on certain operations only indicated that the operation had been conducted by Special Forces, never mentioning the actual units.

Such level of Operational Security is essential in the conduct of high risk operations that see our Special Forces involved, even in the short time following the operation itself, all designed to keep the safety of our forces as protected as possible.

The current administration, though, has obviously not received the memo describing the importance of OpSec, because from the raid that got bin Laden to the deployment of forces in Jordan, the mouthpieces of Obama have been spilling the beans in the grotesque attempt to portray the president as a strong leader in foreign affairs.

The barrels of the weapons of the Seal Team that successfully killed bin Laden were not yet cool that the administration was boasting about the raid and declaring to the world that it was Seal Team 6 that had carried out Obama’s courageous order.

Big mouth Biden also pointed out the involvement of the elite unit less than a week after the raid. The result was that few months later a chopper loaded with Seal Team members and other Special Forces members was shot down and dozens lost their lives.

What the morons in control do not realize is that the enemy is there on the ground; and has eyes continuously trained on our units; and are very capable to identify important targets, especially when the targets are laced by our unscrupulous politicians.

Today I hear on the radio that the administration is moving military assets near North Africa in the attempt to locate and destroy those responsible for the assassination of Amb. Stevens and the three other Americans in Benghazi.

It is bad enough when OpSec is violated following an operation, but it becomes criminal when it is violated prior to an operation, which appears to be the case today.

Why are we telling our enemies that we are coming?

Why are we telephoning our intentions?

Maybe it is a ploy that the Obama campaign is using in trying to further muddle up the reality of its failure in Benghazi, trying to tell the Obamadroids that yes, this president is in control and that the criticism from the Romney campaign and most Americans is not duly leveled against Obama.

Whatever the reason for screaming to the four winds anything related to what may be an impending military operation, it is unconscionable that once again the Obama regime is potentially placing the lives of our Military members in danger in order to score some cheap, late political points.

On the other hand, We the People are so damn used to this administration behaving in morally reprehensible manner that just one more example does not really mean much any more.

In the meantime, I pray for those who are being sold out by Obama, including the son of a friend of ours who is a member of Marine Recon and who is somewhere in that area.

The families of those killed in Benghazi are urging both campaigns not to use their tragedy for political gain, but as much as I can understand their appeal I am also convinced that the cover up the Obamadroids have engaged in Libya must be uncovered.

Getting to the bottom of this Obama criminal act may not bring back to life those who have died, but may save future families from having to deal with the same grief.
Just my thoughts!