We were told repeatedly Trump wasn't taking intel briefings. It got troops wounded in Yemen

[bigtree]

...got civilians killed. The botched raid destroyed an entire town.

This extraordinary Reuters article today confirms what NBC reported days ago:

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Where are the calls for hearings and accountability on this ill-conceived, ill-prepared, botched raid that put our troops' lives at risk?

[Lucinda]

1. Zero

I'd be shocked if there were hearings

[wordpix]

3. Dems were already overwhelmed before this happened

We need to yank this criminal out of office

[randr]

2. The last time a POTUS didn't pay attention at a security briefing was?????

We all are now living in the world created by Bush ignoring his briefing about Bin Ladin.
Heaven help us all.

[braddy]

4. Presidents don't plan tactical details for SEAL team 6 and Delta.

[bigtree]

5. okay

It was probably too much to ask that he be informed about Pres. Obama's rejection of an identical raid.

Are we using Trumplogic here?

[braddy]

7. Obama didn't cancel the mission, he just delayed it and then left it for whoever was the next admin.

the raiders were waiting for the next moonless night, which came when it did.

[bigtree]

8. he delayed it because of lack of adequate intel on the site

One of the three U.S. officials said on-the-ground surveillance of the compound was “minimal, at best.”

“The decision was made ... to leave it to the incoming administration, partly in the hope that more and better intelligence could be collected,” that official said.

...but you go with the moonlight thing.

[braddy]

9. The moonlight thing is not mine, it is SEAL team 6's, and the raid planners, as reported by the NYTs

and NY mag.

[bigtree]

10. I think it's clear that a 'moonless night' didn't mitigate the stated lack of adequate intelligence

...but, like I said, you're free to believe moonlight was the only important or relevant concern.

[braddy]

11. Don't make up fake positions for other posters.

[bigtree]

12. a handful of posts from you appearing to contradict the premise of the article

...that intel was inadequate and led to the tragic failure of the mission.

It's the president's job to sort all of that out before he gives his approval. Did Trump make certain the intel was adequate? He's made much about the quality of Pres. Obama's intel. Do you think he did enough to ensure the success of this mission?

I don't, and it follows a pattern of disinterest and arrogance toward the people charged with providing that intel.

None of that rises or falls on a 'moonless night.'

[BSdetect]

6. The bloated botcher strikes again.