"We have our own intelligence..." " ...that CONVINCES us."
You know if they found proof, that they'd fucking say it. These fuckers would have been up there in a heartbeat, "We have definitive proof that Hamas was using Al Shifa Hospital..." And then paraded around photos in a fucking press package. They didn't find shit, and they're too embarrassed to own up to the fact that they're supporting terrorists trying to fight other terrorists.
Not if presenting their evidence would make them lose an intelligence asset
If someone says that their intent is to look for X inside of Y, I highly doubt that announcing that you did indeed find X inside of Y would be a security risk.". If it was that sensitive, why even announce that they are looking for anything inside of anything?
They've already announced intent and described the purpose. The enemy will 100% know what was found, the only reason for obscurity is to keep a failure from going public,as not saying anything at all is only marginally worse than what they did.
You're making an awful lot of assumptions. There's a lot of potential explanations besides the one that you've landed on.
why even announce that they are looking for anything inside of anything?
Because attacking a protected location like a hospital without making such a declaration would turn public opinion against them, and is considered a violation of international law, which would complicate both diplomacy and the war effort.
I'm not going to say you're wrong, this entire discussion is primarily hypothetical. But the US is not one to shy away from good publicity where possible.
I think it's entirely reasonable to say that if you announce that you are going inside of the Hospital to look for Hamas, then Hamas knows with 100% certainty what you likely found down there. At that point, why even be vague about it. It's a yes or no situation, either you found them or you didn't, and Hamas already knows if you found them or not. I don't really see any sort of potential security implications of say "Yes, we definitively found them."
"We have our own intelligence..." " ...that CONVINCES us."
You know if they found proof, that they'd fucking say it. These fuckers would have been up there in a heartbeat, "We have definitive proof that Hamas was using Al Shifa Hospital..." And then paraded around photos in a fucking press package. They didn't find shit, and they're too embarrassed to own up to the fact that they're supporting terrorists trying to fight other terrorists.
Not if presenting their evidence would make them lose an intelligence asset
If someone says that their intent is to look for X inside of Y, I highly doubt that announcing that you did indeed find X inside of Y would be a security risk.". If it was that sensitive, why even announce that they are looking for anything inside of anything?
They've already announced intent and described the purpose. The enemy will 100% know what was found, the only reason for obscurity is to keep a failure from going public,as not saying anything at all is only marginally worse than what they did.
You're making an awful lot of assumptions. There's a lot of potential explanations besides the one that you've landed on.
Because attacking a protected location like a hospital without making such a declaration would turn public opinion against them, and is considered a violation of international law, which would complicate both diplomacy and the war effort.
I'm not going to say you're wrong, this entire discussion is primarily hypothetical. But the US is not one to shy away from good publicity where possible.
I think it's entirely reasonable to say that if you announce that you are going inside of the Hospital to look for Hamas, then Hamas knows with 100% certainty what you likely found down there. At that point, why even be vague about it. It's a yes or no situation, either you found them or you didn't, and Hamas already knows if you found them or not. I don't really see any sort of potential security implications of say "Yes, we definitively found them."