The information about who did Osama bin Laden in did not need to be published.
Iran declared war against us in 1979, and has been persuing that war ever since. Fighting back, short of war, is a rational response. The Constitution authorizes letters of marque and reprisal; issuing those to the CIA would cover the current activities.
If you are still listening to those in the political class who are falling over each other to condemn leaks from the government to the media, you'd think the leaks had revealed private information in which the public has no legitimate interest, or perhaps a planned secret government mission to rescue innocents. Neither is the case.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress, most of them from the House and Senate intelligence committees, have blasted the White House for leaking to The New York Times and others the existence of President Obama's secret kill list and his cyber-warfare against Iran. According to...
THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHED OBAMA AND THE REST OF OUR LEADERSHIP WATCH THE ASSASSINATION HAPPEN!!!! IT WAS LIVE ON TV!!! WHERE WERE YOU????
PLUS...Obama made 2 dozen speeches stating clearly that we are going to hunt and kill a human being!!! PUBLISHED?GIVE ME A BREAK!!!