The DemocRATS are going to regret killing all those Navy SEALS as they were winding down Iraq and Afghanistan. We sure do need them now.
They should
The author seems to misunderstand what is really going on here as in, “He seems still not to understand that publicly ruling out an alternative means that your enemies know your plans — and can take advantage of them.”
I would submit that anyone who REALLY believes there is a failure to understand that idea is suffering from a failure to comprehend what is really going on or, on the other hand, is simply being coy and refusing to state what the reality is in a straightforward fashion.