Hard to say.........it may still be too early to tell.

I'll just say that I don't think it was a very good idea to announce plans for the operation in advance of launching it.

If you are looking to eliminate the insurgents, then why warn them?
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She was standin' alone over by the juke box, like she'd something to sell.
I said "baby, what's the goin' price?" She told me to go to hell.

Bon Scott - Shot Down in Flames