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Rising danger prompted U.S. effort to rescue James Foley, other hostages
Los Angeles Times ^ | August 20, 2014 | By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, W.J. HENNIG

Posted on 08/20/2014 8:23:48 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The United States sent a team of special operation forces to Syria this summer to try to rescue American journalist James Foley and other hostages held by Islamic militants, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

"The U.S. government had what we believed was sufficient intelligence, and when the opportunity presented itself, the president authorized the Department of Defense to move aggressively to recover our citizens," Lisa Monaco, a top counter-terrorism advisor to President Obama, said in a statement. "Unfortunately, that mission was ultimately not successful because the hostages were not present."

The unusual acknowledgment of a failed secret raid came the day after a video surfaced online showing the beheading of Foley. U.S. officials said Wednesday that the video posted by Islamic State was authentic, though it was not immediately clear where or when it was filmed.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: caliphate; iraq; islamists; jamesfoley; jayvee
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To: Spok

Now that we are conveniently told of this “secret” where is some proof that it ever occurred? You can’t trust serial chronic liars. I say BS &CYA.


21 posted on 08/20/2014 9:17:58 PM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He’s doing damage control by throwing a red herring out.


22 posted on 08/20/2014 9:18:54 PM PDT by Red6
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23 posted on 08/20/2014 9:40:23 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: tcrlaf

Ok, I’m sorry about this man’s death but this is the funniest presidential photoshop since the two Bushes fishing during Katrina.


24 posted on 08/20/2014 9:45:33 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Yaelle

Are you old enough to remember Jimmy Carter’s disastrous failed helicopter rescue of the Iranian hostages, the ones held by “students”? And how the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in, and the terrorists knew a cowboy President was in charge, the hostages came home? Yeah, it’s like that.


25 posted on 08/20/2014 9:51:07 PM PDT by 50sDad (A Liberal prevents me from telling you anything here.)
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To: tcrlaf
This President has no foreign affairs, executive, military, law enforcement, intelligence, business, or economic experience. Essentially a provincial politician, that played race politics (but in a more mild way that doesn't turn off the white female voters like Jesse Jackson), he managed to turn serious character flaws or questions about his ideology into strengths through rhetorical means.

Think about it, if someone with ties to terrorists and his drug history applies for any job requiring a security clearance, what do you think will happen?

26 posted on 08/20/2014 9:57:29 PM PDT by Red6
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To: Red6

Our enemies know ALL our secrets and are acting accordingly.


27 posted on 08/20/2014 10:09:34 PM PDT by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: originalbuckeye
Our enemies smell weakness, and in this world, a speech alone is not the end, nor are most people operating on the higher rungs of Maslows hierarchy.

Obama I suppose is a natural consequence of a post national and secular society, i.e. where multiculturalism and diversity have essentially pushed the older classical American values aside. Obama is a manifestation of social changes you see in the US.

28 posted on 08/20/2014 10:18:50 PM PDT by Red6
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Blame Rush Limbaugh. He wanted Obama to “fail”. /sarc


29 posted on 08/20/2014 11:09:17 PM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: tcrlaf

I had to expand the picture to see what it said on the golf cart: “Absent One”.

I was thinking maybe “Golf Course One”, but that’s way better.


30 posted on 08/20/2014 11:13:19 PM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
I’m not all that upset about this one, after reading Foley’s ‘background’ as a terrorist sympathizer.

That's what I've come to understand, too. Not saying he deserved it, but he was definitely embracing the wrong side and it cost him his life.

31 posted on 08/20/2014 11:15:41 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Yeah, same here. Sounds like he was true to moHAMmed till the end. They could have told him that it was just pretend and they wouldn’t saw his head off and did it anyhow.


32 posted on 08/20/2014 11:16:13 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: haircutter

Affirmative. CIA chief Brennan is a Moslem. Converting in Saudi Arabia with Sunni pals. Faith first for the caliphate.


33 posted on 08/21/2014 3:15:55 AM PDT by Broker (Any real cops left? Obama is cultural Sunni)
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To: tcrlaf

That is the most CRUEL and INSENSITIVE and by far, FUNNIEST thing I’ve seen this week. :)


34 posted on 08/21/2014 6:18:02 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: haircutter

Ping


35 posted on 08/21/2014 2:29:00 PM PDT by Broker (Any real cops left? Obama is cultural Sunni)
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