Encouraging the Enemy

""Krepinevich said in the interview that he understands why Pentagon officials do not state publicly that they are being forced to reduce troop levels in Iraq because of stress on the Army. “That gives too much encouragement to the enemy,” he said, even if a number of signs, such as a recruiting slump, point in that direction.""

------I guess it's too late for keeping this from the public, huh.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11009829/page/2/