Posted on 02/12/2017 1:35:21 PM PST by ForYourChildren
U.S. Special Operations Command launched a raid in Yemen’s Baida Province on Jan 29, targeting Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The first high-profile special forces operation of Trump’s presidency, the raid resulted in the deaths of at least 14 Al Qaeda fighters, 20 civilians and Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens. Three other Americans were reportedly wounded and an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft was destroyed by U.S. forces after it was heavily damaged in a forced landing. Over the past few days, it has emerged that al-Rimi survived the raid and he has subsequently released an audio message taunting President Trump.
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“If the mission is to train a logistics system a leg major from Big Army might get tagged.”
....dirty nasty stinking legs.....
RLTW
Deployed by Obama, who wanted to leave as big a mess behind as he could. I was seriously concerned about him starting a major war on the eve of the inauguration.
Obama: “The world has never been less violent. We ended two wars, a decade of war and are fortunate to be living in the most peaceful era in human history.”
Pretty much everyone does, outside of the criminally insane. It’s hardly a controversial notion.
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