It isn't about stealing credit, but rather stealing credit on behalf of Shadow.
To be exact, it should be said that it's about taking credit for Shadow's actions.
This operation involved a team dispatched by the Phantom Brigade without any department's authorization. They conducted private work in the guise of mercenaries and even illicitly used American military resources, flying around the world in a strategic C5 transport aircraft on standby.
And now, for the first time in history, yes, truly the first time, an electromagnetic bomb terrorist attack has occurred in Baghdad. Members of the Phantom Brigade were at the scene and people died. How can this be explained?
It wasn't just Phantom; the Iraqi National Defense Forces deployed three helicopters for a military operation in the heart of Baghdad late at night, claiming it was a night-time drill. Who would believe that?
Why was the CIA at the scene?