You don’t even know what the mission was, do you? They claim to have recovered the data and killed top Yemeni douches.

The source of that statement is anonymous?

Am I asking the author? Seems I was using a hook question and answering with my own sarcasm.

Where can I read those reasons Obama delayed the mission?

Actually, what happened was the mission commander requested a delay for a new moon for better cover, which caused the mission to be pushed until after the change in administration.

Also, the navy has come out and disputed the 30 civilians killed number and stated that many of the women killed were actively engaging against the US force. Pretty common reports coming out of the region that AQAP is using women fighters as well as men dressed in hijabs due to US ROEs

So we shouldn’t conduct a raid if there’s the possibility that the opposing force will start using women and children as human shields? Any propaganda gained by the enemy is mitigated by us wiping out the leadership and setting back AQAP operationally

Sofrep’s got a good article up about all the details of the raid. Multiple AQAP commanders killed, at least 16 fighters dead. Not to mention most of the children killed were being used as human shields. AQAP may have “propaganda”, but that doesn’t help them now that they’ve lost their force capability.

I’m gonna need you to provide a link for something like that instead of just citing “reports” withno evidence backing it up

Kopp-Etchells Effect

How was the raid a failure? Yeah a SEAL lost his life and a few civilians died, however at least three major AQAP commanders were killed. Reports are coming out that AQAPs communication network is reeling and it appears that the raid dealt a heavy blow to their operations in the next 6-18 months.

The readership hates Trump, so the author takes liberties positioning this as a Trump failure. It’s nice to see some folks being logical, despite the hatred. The guy’s a d-bag, but your take was the right one.

Trump didn’t plan this raid, you know. Neither did Obama.

So drone and missile attacks are still okay then? I seem to recall something about there being a problem with that, but don’t remember what it was.

and a car will eventually break down. you’ll eventually move out of your house. Using that mentality, you should never spend money on anything. If you have the money, and it’s something you enjoy, spend to your heart’s content.

You’re an odd duck, and I don’t mean that negatively. Usually those that lean right complain about the “coddling” of America’s youth, the “give everybody an award” mentality, and snowflakes. Either you’re a bit of a mix politically or I missed the sarcasm that you might be directing towards the right.

There’s a difference between saying “We have to give folks espousing fascistic ideas equal time!” and saying “We shouldn’t be punching people for exercising their first amendment rights.”

“I went to Iran, and kids who were playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas—which I worked on—came over to me, and we started having a conversation,” said Khonsari. “Their idea is that America must be an incredible place. I asked them why, and they were like, ‘Well, because you can drive around wherever you want. You…

I get the points everyone made but man,

As a relatively silent and interested observer of these viewpoints during the election, I saw this same thing play out in the comments on this site every day and left me unable to even begin to understand how to engage.