[DesertRhino]

For starters, the utter abuse and misuse of SOF troops. Our pussified generals and civilian leaders have a fantasy that a few specialists can enter an area and kill the bad guys doing no harm whatsoever to the area they live in, or their communities.

The platoon on the CH-47 that was shot down was a monument to the low quality of our officers at the command level. The force that went out was too small and weak, and needed rescue from a react force. The react force was a seal platoon. Seals are fine, but large group actions are not their thing.
A force of Rangers or Marines, properly supported with araty and gunships was what was called for.

The fantasy that a few specialists can take the place of conventional forces is murdering them.

[Cen-Tejas]

Excellent Post!

[ConorMacNessa]

Which is just what the Obama Regime wants!



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Shouldn’t they have been sent on an MH-47 instead of commercial grade chopper?

[llevrok]

For starters, the utter abuse and misuse of SOF troops

Never stopped a Dem before from misusing our military.

Recall Hitlery "ordered" military attaché's to the White House to serve drinks at the Clintoon's receptions.

Thank God, they balked at it.

[llevrok]

The platoon on the CH-47 that was shot down was a monument to the low quality of our officers at the command level.

Recall at the end of WW1, officers were ordering charges and assults knowing the war was to be declared over in hours. Thousands lost. All to bump up their prestige as battle commanders.

[zerosix]

Yep, I thought it was a new low to learn from Obama's gang that the military wasn't going to put their special operations teams into "harm's way," merely to save lives of our Ambassador and some other personnel!

If the civilians in charge of the Defense, refuse to send in military to protect our people, whom, pray tell, do they think should do it?

Now we know that we can layoff all of Obama's and the little missus' Secret Security bodyguards.

If we don't need security personnel in what is basically a war zone, why on earth put Secret Service in harm's way just to protect Obama and family?