Still,, Obamas rules of engagement are why this happened. And we sent SEAL to do a job that high explosives or a conventional attack should have been used for.
One of the most wasteful in lives tactics, is using SOF as a substitute when conventional is properly called for, due to lack of will. Using SOF for everything is 100% as stupid as using conventional for everything. Fear of supporting arms caused this disaster. Still Obamas fault,,,
I have already speculated that they entered the battlefield on their own. The ranger platoon needed no such backup nor would you have ST6 as a QRF. I suspect, that they did play cowboy on that one. Any light infantry platoon would be on the QRF.