That's certainly one tactic. Another is to force your enemy to use ammo that they may have not wanted to use yet. The Blumenthal 9/11 document requests, only want to show SA involvement, attempt to get ahead of any full declass, or even the FISA. The heads of SA have changed since, most Americans wouldn't care and would want war with SA over a partial 9/11 declass.
His eyes remind me of Trump. Donald's brothers still living?