Talk about failure!
Read this through twice. Only thing I can say is, if this was a covert DoD op to influence news reporting it failed. Miserably.
I watch very little broadcast or cable news, and from what I have seen, and has been frequently commented upon, the officers doing the analysis are of the “war on terror is lost”, “its just a law enforcement problem” variety. The Colon Powell school of thought. Perhaps I am mistaken! It is possible that there has been this drum beat of possitivity and optimism in the MSM. Been wrong before.