President Obama meets with Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer and other aides in the Oval Office, May 13, 2011.
June 1st, 2012
07:10 PM ET
9 years ago
Loose lips - can the Obama administration keep a secret?
Washington (CNN) - The level of detail spilling out through media reports about crucial national security operations is raising the question of whether President Barack Obama's administration can keep a secret - or in some cases even wants to.
In just the past week, two tell-all articles about Obama's leadership as commander-in-chief have been published, dripping with insider details about his sleeves-rolled-up involvement in choosing terrorist targets for drone strikes and revelations about his amped-up cyber war on Iran.
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Of cours yes, they release something to distract you
This administration seems to leak highly confidential information in order to make the President appear to be tough for political gain. What a sad day for our country. This ship is sinking fast !!
This Administration is made up of a bunch of academics, political hacks and career politicians. Add to that that they have no clue how to govern or conduct militiary or intelligence operations and no wonder we have all these leaks. Because of their arrogance, they are not willing to even try to understand these very complicated and intense situations. But the real dangerous part is that BHO has no qualms about using military action for strickly political gain. That is a very sad commentary for the Commander in Chief.
Just ask Osama Bin Laden if Obama's Administation can keep a secret.
He's now spilling the beans.
He kept the secret about Bin Laden didn't he ? That's why only a select few knew he is not a fool he knows what he is doing. If information is leaked maybe he doesn't mind so stop criticiizing the man he is damned if he do and damned if he dosen't.
They just want it to seem like he is actually involved in planning missions and what not. Its a bad stratagy. Anyone with a brain knows that planning is done at different levels and only brought before the administration for final approval.
Maybe it's best to keep everyone guessing? What's real and what's made up? Is it secret? Find some real news.....
To please their Hollywood masters they can't keep their mouths shut!! in fact they compete who will open his/her baggy mouth first and fast enough.
Seems to me they can. Bin Laden is proof of that.
no more secrets, i pay taxes, pay rent, mortgage payments, city taxes, raising a family, why the hell should the country be keeping secrets from americans
Mr.Gump goes to washington.
Of course this one is cynical and corrupt...not naïve and innocent.
At least no CIA agents were outed on his watch!