• Get_Off_My_WLAN@fedia.io
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    4 months ago

    I feel like many of the commenters below are missing the point, or didn’t even read the article. It’s not about incompetence by the SEALs (they weren’t), it’s Trump’s incompetence. He basically ignored the restrictions his predecessors had put in place because they knew that using special operations for extremely high-risk operations (because they’re likely to fail or be disastrous in the first place) was not something to be done lightly, but Trump, being Trump, just approved crazy operations without any clear thought.

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    4 months ago

    Considering the ongoing incompetence of Seal Team 6, I have wondered if they were supposed to bring back Osama Bin Laden alive, but completely botched the operation.

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      4 months ago

      I see no reason not to believe the official story in this case. Bringing him back alive would have served no useful purpose, and would have led to him getting a ton of publicity that would have only inspired his followers. Most Americans were likely happy to see him die the way he did given the 9/11 attacks.

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    4 months ago

    the SEALs punctured the boat crew’s lungs with knives to make sure their bodies would sink.

    These were trained monsters, one day they will retire and do something at home.

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    4 months ago

    Never heard about this, would explain why the Trump - Kim love letters failed and their relationship soured

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    4 months ago

    The lack of notification may have violated the law.

    Why do people keep saying this? Trump never cared about upholding any law, it’s all inconsequential to him.

    Trump broke the law! Yeah, sure, and? He does that all day every day, that’s not news anymore

  • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Maybe if the seals spent less time trafficking and doing drugs they would fuck up less