That is a fair assessment, essentially voicing that had they understood the problem from Saturday in the context of a larger attack, they would have reacted differently.
But considering the urgency of the situation, are the -- I mean, calling them out for sending attack helicopters is, in the context of this diplomacy, probably somewhat extraordinary given the circumstances.
That said, the going forward approach then is to have a process for reporting seemingly disparate small security issues, and having a person to report them to (in most organizations a chief information security officer or CISO) who can put them all together in the context of a larger attack.