““no mission is a success when American lives are lost.””
I hope no one associated with Trump uttered that simpleminded, milquetoast cowardice.
Sean Spicer (WH spokesperson) said that it’s hard to call a mission where there is loss of life (of our side) a “complete” success. Hr had said that on two separate press release dates. I think that the statement is accurate, especially taken in the contexts of what he was explaining