August 20, 2014
By Tom Vanden Brook
Washington — U.S. ground troops (click here) attempted but failed to rescue several American hostages in Syria, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.
By Tom Vanden Brook
Washington — U.S. ground troops (click here) attempted but failed to rescue several American hostages in Syria, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.
"This operation involved air and ground components and was focused on a particular captor network within" territory controlled by the militant group Islamic State, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said in a statement. "Unfortunately, the mission was not successful because the hostages were not present at the targeted location."
The rescue attempt involved U.S. special operations forces who killed several militants during the raid, according to a Defense Department official briefed on the rescue attempt but not authorized to speak about details on the record. One U.S. pilot suffered minor wounds during the mission....
One might ask where the USA special ops received their information AND how did the rebels holding the journalists KNOW the USA special ops were coming?
Happenstance? No. If Dempsey accepts the explanation of happenstance, then his intelligence sucks and/or he has leaks he can't stop. Either way, any general accepting happenstance as a reality for our military, then he damn well better not deploy them!
One of the problems the USA always runs into, including in Afghanistan, are insiders that inform the rebels/Taliban (Green on Blue Attacks). There is no way of securing American forces in any of the current venues.
Where is the outrage of the US Senate now? Where is the investigation? Nowhere? I am not surprised.
One might ask where the USA special ops received their information AND how did the rebels holding the journalists KNOW the USA special ops were coming?
Happenstance? No. If Dempsey accepts the explanation of happenstance, then his intelligence sucks and/or he has leaks he can't stop. Either way, any general accepting happenstance as a reality for our military, then he damn well better not deploy them!
One of the problems the USA always runs into, including in Afghanistan, are insiders that inform the rebels/Taliban (Green on Blue Attacks). There is no way of securing American forces in any of the current venues.
Where is the outrage of the US Senate now? Where is the investigation? Nowhere? I am not surprised.
