Posted on 02/02/2017 3:14:11 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The SEAL Team 6 raid in Yemen that resulted in the death of Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens was declared a success by President Donald Trump, who praised Owens and his fellow commandos, three of whom were wounded, for "killing 14 [Qaeda] members" and "capturing important intelligence that will assist the US in preventing terrorism."
But as more details of the weekend covert counterterrorism operation emerge, it's evident that the mission didn't go according to plan.
US Central Command has now acknowledged that the raid resulted in civilian casualties, saying in a statement that an investigating team had "concluded regrettably that civilian noncombatants were likely killed" during the raid, which culminated in a nearly hourlong firefight. Central Command also conceded that children may have been among the dead.
Reports of civilian casualties first came from medics at the scene who claimed that 30 people, including 10 women and children, had been killed in the battle. Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters that both women and men were firing at US forces.
Three unnamed US military officials told Reuters that the battle, which one described as a "brutal firefight," resulted in the deaths of at least 15 Yemeni women and children, and that one of them was indeed the 8-year-old daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen who was the target of a US drone strike in 2011.
The girl's death, not yet confirmed by Central Command, was first announced by members of her family. "She was hit in the neck with a bullet and suffered for two hours," her grandfather, Nasser al-Awlaki, told Reuters.
Nasser al-Awlaki said in an interview with The Guardian that he believed his granddaughter's death was not intentional.
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Fake news radar pinged on this line.
This was planned by OBAMA!! Obama probably CALLED them to tell them about it!!
Maybe I’m missing something, but since when did the immediate family of terrorists become innocent civilians? In past warfare cities and inhabitants were bombed because they were considered part of the war effort even if only economic contributors. Surely a wife and child is much more immediate to the enemy. Fine if you don’t target them directly, but to consider as mere civilians is crazy.
“...What will happen if it is determined that this assumption is correct? Can Obozo be held responsible for the Navy Seal’s death?...”
The treasonous POS needs to be sharing a cell with Soros...better yet, both of em hanging from the end of a rope would be poetic justice.
TRUMP.. MUST.. FIX.. THIS.
We'll NEVER know how much OF OUR SECRET STUFF Kerry, 0dunga, etc., gave to Iran during the past 8 years.. Sure makes taking U.S. Navy sailors hostage easy, eh?
ZERO ENJOYED SIR RICHARD BRANSON’S SECURE SAT COMMS SINCE HE GOT TO NECKER ISLAND.
“...We had better get used to killing women and children...”
You mean those “children” running around with AKs and trained and cutting Christians’ heads off? You meant those children? Not a problem...kill every last one of em and let their little piss-ant god, allah, sort em all out.
Exactly my suspicion.
” was declared a success by President Donald Trump, who praised Owens and his fellow commandos”
^^^^^^
I think it was Spicer, could have been President Trump, who later stated that “no mission is a success when American lives are lost.”
in the Arab Middle East well known strategy is to front with women and children to lure target in for the kill. i don’t know the circumstances of this assault - but i do know that their culture is known for this ruthless use of women and children to achieve their ends.
I’d be looking hard at the CIA. They’re going to shiv him. I’ve never seen anything like the stunts the left are pulling right now.
““no mission is a success when American lives are lost.””
I hope no one associated with Trump uttered that simpleminded, milquetoast cowardice.
Or somebody in Congress leaked it.
In a recent ISIS release, children are seen clearing a house with detainees inside of it. The detainees are the targets for training.(warning: this is graphic)
https://www.funker530.com/recent-propaganda-video/
You’re watching 10-12 year old boys being trained to kill, real human beings, without hesitation or comprehension of guilt or empathy. Yet another of radical Islam’s tactics, ideology and mindset.
This video is real. It’s a real example of the enemy we are facing.
It’s horrible that the seal died, but this happened in the Bush and Obama Administrations during raids.
Botched SEAL mission planned under Obama, but left to Trump.
Reported in several places.
obama blamed EVERYTHING on Bush.. I have not heard Trump blame obama yet... maybe he has, but I have not heard it.
Especially when it's as common as chiggers in a corn field for muslims to train women and children to participate in warfare and terrorism.
There was an article here recently about women with bombs strapped on carrying babies into crowds.
Do I feel bad about the death of their innocent? Of course.
But I’d feel worse (and totally p.o.ed) about the death of innocent here all for more votes for ruling liberal elites.
They have made it clear that they have no problem with human sacrifices for their power. (Chris Stevens Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, Glenn Doherty and Kate Steinle to name a very, very few.)
NO MORE!
“Somebody talked. “
Or,
Perhaps,
FAKE NEWs
Still rats on Obama’s (Democrat party)sinking ship and in the State Dept.
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