I don’t think the issue the Brits had was whether he was right or not, that was clearly going to be the case. It’s the OpSec angle of not revealing information while there’s an active investigation ongoing that is the problem.
Anything that could potentially tip off the guy being hunted (or co-conspirators) about how far along the police investigation is in identifying those involved should be kept quiet, unless cleared by those on the ground leading the hunt. You don’t take chances with stuff like this; even a small fragment of intel slipping out could mean the difference between a suspect bolting before you get to him, destroying evidence, commencing another attack or some other change in behavior that could potentially hinder the hunt.
Yes, the President was factually correct in the comment he tweeted, but there was a lack of discipline in tweeting that comment when he did.
Yeah, whatever you say.
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“Yes, the President was factually correct in the comment he tweeted, but there was a lack of discipline in tweeting that comment when he did.”
On the other hand, it’s now clear that the ‘authorities’ in Europe (and Obama’s people) would wait until the public ‘calmed down’ before disclosing information that might cause people to start correctly identifying the overall threat. It would be something like this:
1) Bearded guy with guy shoots up a place yelling Allah Akabar after telling 911 that he is going to avenge a drone strike back home.
2) Police kill him.
At that point it’s pretty clear that it’s terrorism - but all you hear for the first 3 or so days is ‘...police still don’t know the motive’. Then, maybe, the state the obvious - often only after Reddit, FR, and others already have the story figured out.
In Trump’s case, I suspect NSA and others have reports to him even before the Brits figure it out (which is why he’s always right), and yes perhaps Trump does jump the gun too if the case is hot. But, to me, he’s just balancing out the people that still public disclosure for political reasons.
Your deep concern is dully noted.
The years since Donald came on the scene must have been heart wrenching for you.