Before I read the article, one word bounced right out: "Retired".
From what i know, retired people dont have access to "classified" documents - which im guessing the entire war is based in. Which means he would not know if they have a strategy or not.
From my many years of RTS gaming

you dont tell anyone your strategy if you want to win. When they can't see the strategy it useally means its a really good strategy.
Ha ha, i wonder how many times people refer to game genres when talking about war politics
Now im going to read the article.