Niger Ambush Came After ‘Massive Intelligence Failure,’ Source Says

nbcnews.com ^ | 10/21/17 | Ken Dilanian and Courtney Kube

[ColdOne]

WASHINGTON — A senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four U.S. servicemen in Niger says the ambush by militants stemmed in part from a "massive intelligence failure."

The Pentagon has said that 40 to 50 militants ambushed a 12-man U.S. force in Niger on Oct. 4, killing four and wounding two. The U.S. patrol was seen as routine and had been carried out nearly 30 times in the six months before the attack, the Pentagon has reported.

[Reily]

Probably but the French just elected a guy married to his mother!

[iontheball]

This is just the latest in what is now a long string of betrayals by our so called foreign “partners” in the war against ISIS. Betrayal of American infidels by Islam believers glorifies Allah. When will we every get it through our thick skulls?

[WatchungEagle]

Modern warfare is being fought largely from pickup trucks. Walking is way too dangerous in a place like this. They would be surrounded by jihadis in trucks with heavy weapons very quickly. You can’t fight effectively with only foot carried weapons on the 2017 battlefield. Jihadis all have heavy machine guns and lots of RPG’s, recoilless guns and even guided anti-tank missiles. They have tens of thousands of those. They have night vision, modern communications equipment and drones. There are no borders in the North African jihad. Any weapon that Libya had in its arsenal is available to jihadists in Niger.

Forget about Hollywood fantasies of invisible ninja special forces soldiers. These kinds of patrols involved contact with local people.

[Ax]

“...And Don’t Forget Nothin’...!”

[Bringbackthedraft]

“Look. The Americans stop for lunch under the big tree by the road every day at 1 o’clock for the past 3-4 weeks”. “Tomorrow we will surprise them.” ... See no intel. leak needed,