[quidnunc]

Novak is anti-war and he's doing his mite to sway public opinion.

If the brass at the Pentagon are being kept in the dark it's their own fault; they've demonstrated that some of them are not above leaking sensitive information to the media in order to advance their personal agendas.

War planning is no doubt being kept on a need-to-know basis among trusted members of the military and administration.

[KC_Conspirator]

Novak is also full of $hit and increasingly irrelavant. I used to think he had alot of insight. For a guy that displays the typical "inside the Beltway" thinking, he sure is pretty g-ddamned uninformed. So he's upset that he does'nt know the govnernment war plans? Good, he's a blabbermouth anyway. Furthermore, Novak was neighbors and went to church with Robert Jensen, the FBI spy, for years. If he had no idea (he wrote a column about how surprised he was) that an FBI agent lived well above his means while spying for Russia right under his nose, than how the hell can I trust him to make good judgements on other matters?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

If the brass at the Pentagon are being kept in the dark it's their own fault; they've demonstrated that some of them are not above leaking sensitive information to the media in order to advance their personal agendas

Absofreakinglutely!

BTW, I thought the military was supposed to be a "no whining" zone?

[DugwayDuke]

"War planning is no doubt being kept on a need-to-know basis among trusted members of the military and administration."

But don't you see, if Novak's general officer buddies aren't being consulted (and there's no justifiable reason why they should) then they can't spill the beans to Novak.