Military ‘Perplexed’ by How Much Biden ‘Telegraphed’ Strikes, Gave Bad Guys Time to Hide
On Friday’s “CBS Evening News,” CBS News national security correspondent David Martin said that the U.S. military, in response to deadly drone attacks on U.S. soldiers, said the Biden administration “is not sure how much these attacks should be carried out.” “Did you tell them by telegram?” he said, adding that he was “perplexed.” The […]
‘We Didn’t Really Deter Iran’ with Strikes, We Telegraphed to ‘Avoid Excessive Casualties’ Among Targets
In CNN’s coverage of US military attacks in the Middle East on Friday, CNN military analyst and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark (retired) said the Biden administration’s telegraphing of the attacks was “an important way for these groups to “It’s to avoid excessive casualties and let them know we’re coming.” And, “We haven’t […]
Strike Targets Likely Dodged Strikes Because Biden Telegraphed Strikes, That Was ‘Intentional’
In CBS’ coverage of Friday’s U.S. airstrike in response to a deadly drone attack on U.S. soldiers, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin said the Biden administration had done “an extraordinary job telegraphing this strike. “Everything” in the United States is likely to be attacked, he said. The people the U.S. was trying to […]
U.S. Strikes Less than Soleimani Strike, ‘Telegraphed’ Enough to Let Targets Avoid Them
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Situation Room,” CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Peyton Walsh said the U.S. attack in response to the deadly drone attack on U.S. soldiers was “essentially… “It appears to have been telegraphed sufficiently to give the recipient sufficient time.” This attack is smaller than the one that killed Qasem […]