US Special Forces launch rare attack inside Syria

[Sigaba]

I think the editors selected a misleading headline to generate interest among the president's critics.

The article points out that the "secret order" (a tautology if ever there was one)
establishes a streamlined go/no go process that has resulted in many missions getting canceled. The article also points out that different executive agencies are involved in the process.

More generally, is this story news or what passes these days for a subtle editorial? In his 2002 state of the union address, Bush the Younger made it clear that much of GWOT was going to be conducted covertly. Does it not make sense that a thoughtful president would put into place a process by which covert operations could be planned, reviewed, and executed?

[JumpinJoe1010]

Originally Posted by Sigaba

A PDF of the article is attached as a convenient option.

I think the editors selected a misleading headline to generate interest among the president's critics.

The article points out that the "secret order" (a tautology if ever there was one)
establishes a streamlined go/no go process that has resulted in many missions getting canceled. The article also points out that different executive agencies are involved in the process.

More generally, is this story news or what passes these days for a subtle editorial? In his 2002 state of the union address, Bush the Younger made it clear that much of GWOT was going to be conducted covertly. Does it not make sense that a thoughtful president would put into place a process by which covert operations could be planned, reviewed, and executed?

IIRC, the President elect had an intelligence briefing the other day. Coincidentally these plans have surfaced in the media.

I am curious to know how the war can be handled when information such as this, and that our captors in GITMO are going to be tried on American soil. And with full vigor of American law will be used in the process I'm sure.