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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-commando-idUSKBN15G5RX?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=58929ad904d30101a1227e75&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitterThe U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by President Donald Trump as commander in chief.
U.S. Navy SEAL William Ryan Owens was killed in the raid on a branch of al Qaeda, also known as AQAP, in al Bayda province, which the Pentagon said also killed 14 militants. However, medics at the scene said about 30 people, including 10 women and children, were killed.
U.S. Central Command said in a statement that an investigating team had "concluded regrettably that civilian non-combatants were likely killed" during Sunday's raid. It said children may have been among the casualties.
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U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.
As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists.
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U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid (Original Post)
deminks
Feb 2017
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Cha
(297,574 posts)1. JHC! Thank you, deminks
U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations.
As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists.
As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al Qaeda base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists.
pat_k
(9,313 posts)2. I feel sick.
Has anyone coined a term for the wave of nausea/sinking feeling that accompanies exposure to images of Trump, news of Trump, thoughts of Trump, the words "President Trump"?
If no one has, I wish someone would. It's a unique phenomenon, and I know I'm not the only one experiencing it.
we have been tRumped
sad
so sad
Skittles
(153,185 posts)4. gee, think repukes will probe this like they did Benghazi?
inept bastard is already costing us lives
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)5. Investigate it? I am not even hearing anyone even talking about it.
uponit7771
(90,359 posts)6. WORSE THAN BENGHAZI !!!!