Taking it back a step from the threat vignette you rightfully point out how are we supposed to hold people accountable for equivalent fuck ups in the face of this? I’ve seen Marines get their bags absolutely smashed for far less. A LCpl telling his friends *deployed launch times and TOTs* would be in the brig and quickly
To be fair, nobody died in 2016 when Kid was C5F and 10 US Sailors were captured and held by the Iranians...
Ex post facto justifications of "Well it's not that big a deal, nobody died" are appalling and absurd.
Again…and I know this kills those enjoying the echo-chamber….but ex post facto is how professionals analyze mistakes, errors, and failures so they aren’t repeated.
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Well, sure; you can't analyze mistakes before you make them. (Though my wife seems to be able to?!) The next time SN Timmy posts the ship's movement schedule to Facebook, are we going to say "Well no one sunk the ship, therefore no harm no foul"?Again…and I know this kills the enjoying the echo-chamber….but ex post facto is how professionals analyze mistakes, errors, and failures so they aren’t repeated.
Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul
The rare testimony by the two retired generals publicly exposed the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of the war.
Even HR McMaster, no fan of Trump, said on CBS this morning, “…there weren’t any negative consequences associated with this. It was a potential breach, as far as we know, not a real breach.” So, let’s hope the right people get yelled at and this doesn’t happen again.
I hope that they are now doing the forensics on all the other Signal Chat sessions they had, to determine if there were any real breaches. There absolutely was a gaping vulnerability.
Also, Goldberg's phone might be the one that's compromised. Journalist phones are sometimes very effectively targeted by nation-states: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/journalists-investigating-pegasus-spyware/
I believe they are. Apparently Signal was also used in earlier administrations and has been hard to tamp down - probably because it is too easy when compared to doing the right thing and using a SCIF.
Before you get overly concerned about SN Timmy and “the injustice of it all” go read the many conversations we’ve had in the “Another Skipper Relieved” thread. I too sometimes weep for SN Timmy but there has always been a “rule for thee but not for me” way about the military and even more so about politicians.
I'm sure he would've been super happy with the Iraqis having a 2 hours heads-up at 73 Easting.... (Apples to Oranges, yes. And a hypothetical.)Again…and I know this kills the enjoying the echo-chamber….but ex post facto is how professionals analyze mistakes, errors, and failures so they aren’t repeated.
Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul
The rare testimony by the two retired generals publicly exposed the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of the war.
Even HR McMaster, no fan of Trump, said on CBS this morning, “…there weren’t any negative consequences associated with this. It was a potential breach, as far as we know, not a real breach.” So, let’s hope the right people get yelled at and this doesn’t happen again.
I genuinely don't think I've seen that thread - can you share a link?
