Gates said sensitive intelligence which could endanger informants had been widely distributed down to junior level in the US army, in a loose policy which might now have to be reconsidered.

盖茨表示这些早已在美军内部低级别的将领及士兵间广泛传阅的敏感情报将会威胁到情报人员，我们需要重新考虑所实行的过于宽松的政策。