Gen. Milley closed by telling the press that "this is personal to all of you."
That's...
Not good.
Yes, of course, reporters are people and care about the subjects of their stories.
But most important: DoD-beat reporters shouldn't become, even in part, DoD PIOs...1/
That's...
Not good.
Yes, of course, reporters are people and care about the subjects of their stories.
But most important: DoD-beat reporters shouldn't become, even in part, DoD PIOs...1/
2/ They have & do, of course, which is part of the reason why we've seen 20 years of mostly unexamined failure in Afghanistan: that's a journalistic failure.
Milley and/or Secretary Austin said that the time for after-action/lessons learned studies wasn't now, but would come...
Milley and/or Secretary Austin said that the time for after-action/lessons learned studies wasn't now, but would come...
3/ I expect DoD will do those studies.
I'm much less confident (as in not at all) that the defense/national security press corps will do an analogous, urgently needed self-examination. The long-running Afghan failure was reportable. There are 11 IG reports to start with...
I'm much less confident (as in not at all) that the defense/national security press corps will do an analogous, urgently needed self-examination. The long-running Afghan failure was reportable. There are 11 IG reports to start with...
4/ The loud media shock at the collapse of the Afghan military/state is no expression of values. It's a reflection of 2 decades of journalistic malpractice. I'm listening to a reporter ("Elaine") complaining that we must now rely on negotiation w. the Taliban to get folks out...
5/ If, say, Elaine, had noticed that Donald Trump negotiated an unconditional surrender with the Taliban, including the release of 5000 Taliban prisoners, in exchange for unenforceable promises, coverage last year might have helped her and the US public get what's going on now...
6/ Now a WaPo reporter asks why we aren't retaking Bagram.
The DC permanent war caucus includes those reporters who most intensely cover the Nat Sec community. The failure of the Afghan "adventure" is their failure too, and we're seeing a ton of distraction and ass-covering /fin
The DC permanent war caucus includes those reporters who most intensely cover the Nat Sec community. The failure of the Afghan "adventure" is their failure too, and we're seeing a ton of distraction and ass-covering /fin
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