[quote=pri_dk]No doubt the administration is very concerned about managing perceptions for the next election cycle, and this is influencing their policy. So this idea makes some sense.
But like most conspiracy theories, it suffers from one key flaw: Too many people would have to keep the secret.
Could they really pull this off without someone leaking it? Not likely.[/quote]
I don’t think the secret comment applies. I think that the general public is just that ignorant.