“We’re watching this closely,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said.
That’s an interesting comment coming from the same administration that didn’t seem to care about two Navy Seals lost in the Arabian Sea or the three soldiers killed in the drone attack in Jordan.
This was a training flight. The helicopter was found, presumably without anyone on board. That gives some hope. Was there a diversity component to this training flight that the White House is concerned about?
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They sent those SEALs out in raging sea conditions, another question about the timing and urgency of the mission. Was it driven by someone in the pentagon or WH wanting a “ Iran weapon smuggling” story for the daily Red Sea briefing, to justify the mission there and try to pump up the appearance of success…
And no, I’m not prone to buy into wild conspiracy theories by nature.