I didn’t say embarrassing, but if you’re talking about a mass casualty event and how many body bags are going to need, and limitations that are in the system, and where resources are going to be diverted, how many might die, etc etc the last thing you would want is the public questioning every single thing. Because they will. If they don’t, the opposition party certainly will.
Using the classification system to shield yourself from criticism is abusing it. The criteria is damaging to national security, not damaging to an officials reputation.
The same logic used to keep lots of important information out of the prying eyes of voters and oversight committees.
==the last thing you would want is the public questioning every single thing. Because they will. If they don’t, the opposition party certainly will.==
And if you classify it wouldn't that also cause the public to question "every single thing" just the same? Seems like the case we have proves that to be true as they hid it and people are still questioning.
