People want to know

The press is handling the invasion of Iran in a similar manner in which they deal with most military operations. They want details apparently not realizing that the information they receive is also received by the enemy. They want details like what is the objective, how long will it take, how many casualties can be expected and what is the plan after the goal is achieved. They prefer those plans be placed before congress before any action is taken. This would eliminate the advantage of surprise and make any incursion more difficult and put lives at risk. Most Americans would prefer not to have any foreign military engagements unless there was a direct attack on the US. If that happened most Americans would say something should have been done to prevent the attack. This happened in 9/11 when the government was severely criticizes for not being better prepared, for not having information in advance to prevent the attack.