Lots of questions about this tragedy.
I heard the father of one of the killed SEALs on the radio, and he seemed to indicate that he thought they were setup. He didn’t say it, but... American cooperation at some level seemed to be on the table.
Sounds a little like Mogadish. Anyone?
Must have been on a code 3 response and not enough time to properly stage the transports. Sometimes you have to take
whatever is at hand.
Admittedly, I’m no military expert, but I thought SEALs are not supposed to be involved in regular field battle against regular army? That’s what I don’t get. I thought SEALs are for breaking down doors, marking targets, snatch-and-grab, hostage rescue, etc. Not for this kind of stuff.
Am I wrong?
“There may have been an operational reason not to spread them out over two, [but] I just don’t know what that would be.”
Budget constraints creating logistical constraints? Our troops are being left to dangle during the Xerxes administration. Is this among the examples of how it works out in practice?
Ron Brown comes to mind.........
Sounds and feels like Jimmuh Carter II.
Gunner
question...
since support didn’t arrive ...
what happened to the ranger unit that was in trouble?
A strategic asset used in a tactical deployment.
The first option to support the Rangers should
have been an A-10 with 30mm zippers.The chain of command is FUBAR
So now they got the guys that got the seals. The end of the
witness trail. Now I ask you did we really get OBL?
And if we did, could this be a setup to restore Saudi Honer?
I wouldn’t put it past Obama.
Or. They are getting these guys (seal team) off the books
so they can live a long and safe life?
Which also BEGS what I have been asking since first learning about this Chinese Fire Drill which costs the lives of so many our our brave Warriors?
WHY was not an airstrike (from fast movers, apache helos, cruise missiles, or drones) used in the 1st place, rather than rely on using the SEALS as a "Rapid Response Team" to help out the Army who though were under fire, had not (as reported) suffered any casualties.
Allow me to speculate: The Hate-America/Military, FASCIST, Neo-Commie, Islamic-Jihadist, appeaser and "Defender-in-Chief's" Rules of Engagement, which dictate that before any raids, the village/province Chief MUST be informed prior thereto as well as local AF-GAN military (who we all know how "Reliable and Loyal" they are) must accopany our guys on said raids.
No chance for a betrayal or an "ambush" under those circumstances, right???
Morevoer, our Dear Leader (aided and abetted by the Chicken Hawks and PC wusses in the Pentagon) is more interested and concerned with "Hearts and Minds" and "Nation Building" as well as insuring not ONE Af-Gan civilian is injured he would as soon sacrifice needlessly, our own Military in order to achieve this goal.
As a Nam Vet I am disgusted and fed up and see too many similarities between what we experienced and now, thus I've changed my mind and vote to bring em' all home and bring em' home NOW!!!
...quick reaction force or IRF, or whatever, is just the standard cover story...
...1) those types of forces are usually smaller (see Operation Red Wings)...
...2) there was a dog and handler on board, not QRF, more like snatch and grab...
...3) grapevines were burning up the prior week about big "stuff" coming up...
...4) one "regular guy" helo smells of undercover, "no need to worry about us"...
...like i said, just the ramblings of an nobody...
ANy doubts I had about this have now been erased. Now I am 99.9% sure that this was a loose lips sink ships op.
I’m hoping that this is the military disappearing their best men in order to use them while Obama is still president.
Of course, it would be best served if they suddenly reappeared right before Obama’s impeachment.
When I was a young Platoon Leader, I was sure that my platoon could defeat the entire Warsaw Pact. Some old guys wearing combat patches shamed me into realizing that my Soldier’s lives were more important and that the US taxpayers had spent a good deal of money to provide me with things to help me like artillery and helicopters and engineers. If I was in a shooting match, I’d be calling for all the support I could get. I’m not sure that it’s a good idea to put everyone on one helicopter, but two helicopters provides twice as many targets.
The question remains, where they sacrificed because of the political exploitation related to the UBL mission?