Politics SEAL, American Girl Die in First Trump-Era U.S. Military Raid

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In what an official said was the first military raid carried out under President Donald Trump, two Americans were killed in Yemen on Sunday — one a member of SEAL Team 6 and the other the 8-year-old daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, the New Mexico-born al Qaeda leader who himself was killed in a U.S. strike five years ago.

The raid in southern Yemen, conducted by the supersecret Joint Special Operations Command, was intended to capture valuable intelligence, specifically computer equipment, according to a senior U.S. military official. Three al Qaeda leaders were killed, according to U.S. officials.

Contrary to earlier reporting, the senior military official said, the raid was Trump's first clandestine strike — not a holdover mission approved by President Barack Obama. The mission involved "boots on the ground" at an al Qaeda camp near al Bayda in south central Yemen, the official said.

"Almost everything went wrong," the official said.

An MV-22 Osprey experienced a hard landing near the site, injuring several SEALs, one severely. The tilt-rotor aircraft had to be destroyed. A SEAL was killed during the firefight on the ground, as were some noncombatants, including females.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/seal-american-girl-die-first-trump-era-u-s-military-n714346
 
The senior military official said the 8-year-old girl, Nawar al-Awlaki, also known as Nora, was among the noncombatants killed in the raid, which also resulted in the death of several Yemeni women. U.S. officials said some of the women who were killed, however, were combatants and had opened fire on the SEALs as they approached the al Qaeda camp.

The girl's grandfather, Nasser al-Awlaki, Yemen's former agriculture minister, told NBC News a different story. He identified his granddaughter as the dead girl from a photo taken at the scene of the raid but based his description on what happened at the camp on conversations with what he characterized as Yemeni sources.

"My granddaughter was staying for a while with her mother, so when the attack came, they were sitting in the house, and a bullet struck her in her neck at 2:30 past midnight. Other children in the same house were killed," al-Awlaki said. He said the girl died two hours after being shot.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/seal-american-girl-die-first-trump-era-u-s-military-n714346
 
Nawar's father, Anwar al-Awlaki was killed by a drone on Sept. 30, 2011, not far from Sunday's raid. The U.S. Justice Department had approved killing him in a memorandum that was disclosed in 2014. The memo concluded, "We do not believe that al-Awlaki's U.S. citizenship imposes constitutional limitations that would preclude the contemplated lethal action" by the U.S. military or the CIA.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/seal-american-girl-die-first-trump-era-u-s-military-n714346
 
#THANKSTRUMP

or #THANKSOBAMA for the geopolitical shit storm you've helped create the last 8 years.
 
They often use women and children as human shields. They did get the computer hard drives, so that's a plus.

They said this raid has been in the planning stages for quite some time, but Barack "Drone Strike" Obama was too much of a pussy to actually hit go. :MARIS61:
 
Trump probably doesn't care. He wants to kill families of terrorists anyway. And then, the silver lining, a new job with the SEAL casualty. That's what's important.
 
Sedatedfork said:
Trump probably doesn't care. He wants to kill families of terrorists anyway. And then, the silver lining, a new job with the SEAL casualty. That's what's important.
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You have heard of collateral damage, haven't you? Its something brand new that Trump invented.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
You have heard of collateral damage, haven't you? Its something brand new that Trump invented.
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No. I get it. I'm probably being unfair. I wasn't in the room when the operation was discussed. Still, it would be nice to hear him address the death of the SEAL and innocent bystanders. Or maybe POTUS isn't supposed to talk about clandestine shit even though everyone already knows about it.
 
Sedatedfork said:
No. I get it. I'm probably being unfair. I wasn't in the room when the operation was discussed. Still, it would be nice to hear him address the death of the SEAL and innocent bystanders. Or maybe POTUS isn't supposed to talk about clandestine shit even though everyone already knows about it.
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Well, Obama had this to say about her 16 year old brother who was actually targeted in a drone strike:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...the-killing-of-a-16-year-old-american/264028/

ADAMSON: ...It's an American citizen that is being targeted without due process, without trial. And, he's underage. He's a minor.

GIBBS: I would suggest that you should have a far more responsible father if they are truly concerned about the well being of their children. I don't think becoming an al Qaeda jihadist terrorist is the best way to go about doing your business.
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Sedatedfork said:
No. I get it. I'm probably being unfair. I wasn't in the room when the operation was discussed. Still, it would be nice to hear him address the death of the SEAL and innocent bystanders. Or maybe POTUS isn't supposed to talk about clandestine shit even though everyone already knows about it.
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"I have the best collateral damage, believe me."
 
3RA1N1AC said:
we arent pretending to be the good guys anymore. just kill all the women and children if they get in the way.

usa! usa!
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I've heard that 100% of all terrorists actually started off as children born to women.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I've heard that 100% of all terrorists actually started off as children born to women.
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If we just get rid of all the women, there will be no more terrorism! I knew that women were the root of all evil. I just was mistaken about why.

barfo
 
Sad thing. I wish we weren't there.

Obama's 2011 raids killed the girl's father, a Yemeni-American cleric (radical), and her brother Abdulrahman 2 weeks later.

What a mess Trump was left with.

According to the government, 14 Al Qaeda militants were killed in the raid.

Ryan was a San Diegan. It's all over the news here.
 
I'm not a fan of Trump.... but let's stop pretending like this is some kind of new thing.

We have been killing innocent people for decades. Vietnam? War in Iraq and Afghanistan?
 
Natebishop3 said:
I'm not a fan of Trump.... but let's stop pretending like this is some kind of new thing.

We have been killing innocent people for decades. Vietnam? War in Iraq and Afghanistan?
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im not sure who is pretending like this is a new thing.

same old same old
 
Denny Crane said:
Sad thing. I wish we weren't there.

Obama's 2011 raids killed the girl's father, a Yemeni-American cleric (radical), and her brother Abdulrahman 2 weeks later.

What a mess Trump was left with.

According to the government, 14 Al Qaeda militants were killed in the raid.

Ryan was a San Diegan. It's all over the news here.
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So Obama shouldn't have killed a person planning terrorist attacks against Americans?
 
Nixon was sure he could actually end the war in Vietnam by winning it. He went after the win for about 4 years before surrendering in a sham peace talks. Declared victory and tucked tail and ran away. The South fell within days, if not hours.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
So Obama shouldn't have killed a person planning terrorist attacks against Americans?
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The Germans preemptively bombed Pearl Harbor.... how did that work out for them!?!

GermansBombPearlHarbor2.jpg
 
SlyPokerDog said:
So Obama shouldn't have killed a person planning terrorist attacks against Americans?
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Was he making such plans?

If we didn't have military in Yemen fighting, there'd be no reason to kill Americans there.
 
Its an auspicious start for the first combat mission under Fearless Leaders' command. This reminds me of Jimmy Carters' FUBAR when he tried to free the hostages in Iran.
 
3RA1N1AC said:
we arent pretending to be the good guys anymore. just kill all the women and children if they get in the way.

usa! usa!
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Cold and heartless. Billionaires run business and government the same way. Its' the bottom line.
 
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