"We citizens don't need to know every detail of every military operation in this new kind of war. Nor should the media tell us and hence our enemy"

This quote by David Hackworth recommends that citizens need to not be privy to every detail of military operations in a new sort of war. He believes that the media need to not be informing citizens and, by extension, the enemy, about these information. Hackworth is likely describing the war on fear, which is a new type of war that is battled in non-traditional ways. In this type of war, it is necessary to keep particular details of military operations secret in order to secure the security of residents and the success of the mission. Hackworth is recommending that citizens must trust the military to do their job and not be worried about the details of the operations. He thinks that the media should not be revealing these details, as it might put residents and the mission at danger.