SEAL, American Girl Die in First Trump-Era U.S. Military Raid

[DonViejo]

Source: NBC News



JAN 30 2017, 6:32 PM ET

by ROBERT WINDREM, WILLIAM M. ARKIN, COURTNEY KUBE and CHARLENE GUBASH

In what an official said was the first military raid carried out under President Donald Trump, two Americans were killed in Yemen on Sunday — one a member of SEAL Team 6 and the other the 8-year-old daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, the New Mexico-born al Qaeda leader who himself was killed in a U.S. strike five years ago.

The raid in southern Yemen, conducted by the supersecret Joint Special Operations Command, was intended to capture valuable intelligence, specifically computer equipment, according to a senior U.S. military official. Three al Qaeda leaders were killed, according to U.S. officials.

Contrary to earlier reporting, the senior military official said, the raid was Trump's first clandestine strike — not a holdover mission approved by President Barack Obama. The mission involved "boots on the ground" at an al Qaeda camp near al Bayda in south central Yemen, the official said.

"Almost everything went wrong," the official said.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/seal-american-girl-die-first-trump-era-u-s-military-n714346

[rug]

1. First casualty of trump's war on terror, a U.S. citizen.

Nawar Anwar al-Awlaki, 8, was killed in an airstrike in Yemen ordered by President Donald Trump. Yemeni media / via Twitter

[Equinox Moon]

12. Prayers little one

[riversedge]

2. whow. I am surprised that nbc gave this issue such a truthful, clear wording.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. This could be tRump's Helicopters In The Desert (ala Carter's Iranian hostage rescue mission)

Of course it wasn't Carter's fault and probably not Trump's directly, but it should be hung around his head the same as they hung it around Carter and used it to give us Reagan.

By Дональда Трампа's 9th day, he has destabilized the world, provoked a Constitutional crisis, sent his approval rating underwater in record time, and killed an American child.

[keithbvadu2]

4. "Almost everything went wrong," the official said. --- But Trump knows more than the generals.

One of our genuine heroes has given all for our country.

If he had been captured, Trump would have ridiculed him.

The Donald only likes those who were not 'captured'.

[Equinox Moon]

5. I just knew this miliatary action was not right. It was a visceral feeling I had.

So, let me get this straight, a special ops mission was to raid and steal computers. 16 people died, 2 Americans and several wounded, and the rest completely traumatized.

Was this a war crime? Oh, that's right, we aren't at war in Yemen!!!

@#$K#$%&Y*&%$j%&&@!!!!!!!!!

[Baitball Blogger]

9. What was on those computers that was so important to Trump?

[hedda_foil]

18. And why would AlAwaki's computers still be there five years later?

[Equinox Moon]

6. Prayers

[harun]

7. Trumps got blood on his hands now. Wonder how that

feels for him.

8 year old girl, disgusting.

[Mountain Mule]

17. Дональда Трампа doesn't feel anything

The creature now in the White house is soulless. He is a malignant narcissist who completely lacks the ability to feel empathy or compassion. Nothing is ever his fault and nothing ever will be. He will never ever apologize for anything. Push him and he will respond with disproportionate rage. The psychologists and psychiatrists who have been publishing his profile in the Atlantic and in various on-line media news sources are dead on. If you ever wonder what Дональда Трампа is doing or feeling, ask yourself, "What would Hitler do?" Did Hitler shed a tear for Anne Frank?

[Baitball Blogger]

8. "Almost everything went wrong,"

Why do I get the feeling that we're going to hear alot of that during the Trump administration.

[Kingofalldems]

10. So Trump tried to blame Obama but failed.

[Equinox Moon]

13. Isn't that interesting.

Why try to spin this as an Obama op? That is our 1st clue it was a criminal act.
American terror act.

[Hekate]

11. "Almost everything went wrong." Who could possibly have predicted that?

[Equinox Moon]

14. The situation and circumstances.

[Hekate]

15. I was being sardonic

[Equinox Moon]

16. Oh... silly me.

[Dopers_Greed]

19. I bet the Trumpers won't care

Imagine the shitstorm if this had happened during Obama's watch. They investigations would have never ended.

[Sunlei]

20. trump grabbed for glory weekend headlines & got people killed. "Almost everything went wrong,"

why Obama never gave a 'go' to this mission. "Almost everything went wrong,"

[nikibatts]

21. One Tweet put it this way.

Link to tweet

[SticksnStones]

22. He ran on a campaign promise to kill their families as well

I'm sure he sees it as mission accomplished, a good day at the office.

[JCMach1]

23. Trump pushing the envelope for headlines

But now the failure has been buried.

[Plucketeer]

24. Trump's a cold-hearted ass hole, OK?

But please tell me how this is any worse that blowing away whole wedding parties, or grandmothers tending their vegetable garden? "We're number one!" in blowing away innocent folks on distant lands. And then were all outraged when there's a retaliatory skirmish here on our own soil.