Trump approved a Navy SEAL mission last week in Yemen that turned out to be a disaster. One of the aims may have been to capture or kill Qassim al-Rimi, considered the third most dangerous terrorist in the world. The mission was a complete fuck-up, killing civilians, including children, losing one Navy SEAL to enemy fire, and not coming close to Qassim al-Rimi.
But while one SEAL, 14 al Qaeda fighters and some civilians, including an 8-year-old girl, were killed during a firefight, al-Rimi is still alive and in Yemen, multiple military officials said.
On Sunday, al-Rimi — who landed on the United States' most-wanted terrorist list after taking over al Qaeda's Yemen affiliate in 2015 — released an audio recording that military sources said is authentic.
"The fool of the White House got slapped at the beginning of his road in your lands," he said in an apparent reference to the Jan. 29 raid.
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Some leaks from military sources suggest that Trump approved the raid without sufficient intelligence, ground support, and backup:
Earlier this week, a senior military official told NBC News that “almost everything went wrong” during the mission.
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U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support, or adequate backup preparations.
U.S. Military Sources Claim Trump Approved Yemen Strike Without Enough Preparation
Now reports suggest that Trump was manipulated to approve the raid by telling him Obama lacked the courage to do so:
Military officials got Donald Trump to agree to the botched Yemen raid by suggesting Barack Obama would never have had the courage to do it, it has been reported.
The raid, which had been planned for two months before Mr Trump’s arrival in the Oval Office, killed 30 civilians and one US Navy SEAL but failed to kill its alleged target, al Qaeda leader Qassim al Rimi.
Donald Trump's staff get him to agree to policies by saying 'Obama wouldn't have done it'
The incompetent and cowardly Trump will cause many more Americans to die. He’s weak and cannot protect this nation.