I love it when dax and crew selectively edit and misattribute pieces:
nytimes.com/2017/02/01/world/middleeast/donald-trump-yemen-commando-raid-questions.html
I'll try too!
"In this case, the assault force of several dozen commandos, which also included elite soldiers from the United Arab Emirates, was jinxed from the start. Qaeda fighters were somehow tipped off to the stealthy advance toward the village"
"Through a communications intercept, the commandos knew that the mission had been somehow compromised, but pressed on toward their target roughly five miles from where they had been flown into the area. “They kind of knew they were screwed from the beginning,” one former SEAL Team 6 official said."
"After initially denying there were any civilian casualties, Pentagon officials backtracked somewhat on Sunday after reports from the Yemeni authorities begin trickling in and grisly photographs of bloody children purportedly killed in the attack appeared on social media sites affiliated with Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen."
So what we know for sure:
This plan was not green lit by Obama because of Intel and timing.
Trump pushed ahead after he altered the NSC team to include political hacks.
One valuable operator was killed.
This team was undermanned and left with little support.
Is it possible Trump or his subordinates ordered them to proceed after they were compromised? This must be investigated.
