President Barack Obama's pledge to have a transparent administration has backfired, says Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Civil-Military Relations.
Rubin on Monday told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on
Newsmax TV that the commander-in-chief is telegraphing the nation's plans to fight the Islamic terror group ISIS, also known as the Islamic State.
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"President Obama always came into office claiming to be the most transparent president," Rubin said.
"In effect, he's transparent with our enemies, telling them exactly what we will and won't do when we fight them."
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