I agree with you that it doesn't help the cause, but I also fail to see any negative repurcussions from it. You seem to think that by not saying something like that, maybe one less terrorist will be recruited because of one less snipit of propaganda. I just don't believe that.
What I am saying is the politicians up in Congress some times need to shut their big fat mouths and just let the military, the President and those who actually know what they are doing .. do their job