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Originally Posted by jammies
But you can challenge why these documents are classified in the first place. The government's need to control information should not outweigh the citizen's right to know, except where operational security would be compromised. The idea that military "needs" should, by default, trump civilian rights is antithetical to democracy, regardless of the extra burden this places on the military.
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That's a bunch of gibberish and completely counter to any practical or theoretical view of liberal democracy. The state must be vigilant to protect citizens against enemies.
The release of these documents violate the security of citizens by giving our enemies a propaganda victory and it completely violates the "operational security (whatever that means)" of the troops on the ground.
Military needs in defense of the country or in the execution of foreign policy trump the desires of citizens to engage in the self-masturbatory act of arm-chair generalship.