Yemen SEAL Raid Has Yielded No Significant Intelligence: Officials

[TomCADem]

Source: NBC News

Last month's deadly commando raid in Yemen, which cost the lives of a U.S. Navy SEAL and a number of children, has so far yielded no significant intelligence, U.S. officials told NBC News.

Although Pentagon officials have said the raid produced "actionable intelligence," senior officials who spoke to NBC News said they were unaware of any, even as the father of the dead SEAL questioned the premise of the raid in an interview with the Miami Herald published Sunday.

"Why at this time did there have to be this stupid mission when it wasn't even barely a week into President Trump's] administration?" Bill Owens, whose youngest son Ryan was killed during the raid, said. "For two years prior ... everything was missiles and drones (in Yemen)....Now all of a sudden we had to make this grand display?"

A senior Congressional official briefed on the matter said the Trump administration has yet to explain what prompted the rare use of American ground troops in Yemen, but he said he was not aware of any new threat from al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the al Qaeda affiliate that was targeted.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/yemen-seal-raid-yielded-no-significant-intelligence-say-officials-n726451

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But Trump wanted to have his Captain Phillip's moment. Isn't that reason enough?

[elmac]

1. it did yield Significant Intelligence

we now know for sure that there is no intelligence in the White House

[AgadorSparticus]

6. Ha! Good one.

[NBachers]

2. So when do the Congressional Hearings start?

[DK504]

7. Yemen-gazi !!!!!!!!

I want to see 15 investigations, millions spent, find out who the hell ordered this dog of a bullshit mission. I want to see these cretins frog marched out for the perp walk.

[LiberalFighter]

3. With the firefight they had to endure in that raid

how was it likely they took anything worthwhile from it?

[fountainofyouth]

8. The raid was botched from the beginning

They lost the tactical element of surprise, which is essential for special operations. They should have aborted the mission, it sounds like.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Yakla Raid: Trump committed his first war crime in only 9 days (decision was made on day 5). nt

[TomCADem]

12. But wouldn't it have been cool...

...if Trump had his Captain Phillips moment with him giving the go ahead for military action.

Bet Trump thought that would be bad ass.

[msanthrope]

5. It was a capture raid that went very wrong. nt

[mr_lebowski]

9. First off I feel bad even remotely suggesting this fine young man's death be 'politicized' ... but

I strongly suggest that Congressional Democrats (and other leaders) don't let Drumpf live this one down ... this whole mission is looking like nothing more than a dick-wagging display by our Narcissist-in-Chief at this point ... and Ryan, his father, and the whole Owens family deserve ANSWERS as to why this mission was undertaken just 5 days into Drumpf's presidency.

Deaths of our soldiers like this fine young man should NOT go unaccounted for ...

Who ordered it, and more importantly ... WHY?!?

[riversedge]

10. I hope the family of the dead troop gets some peace and there is an investigation as the

family requests.

[chelsea0011]

11. This can't possibly be true. Why, I remember Spicer a few short hours after the action

saying they recovered information for future terrorist attacks.