6/27/2023 0 Comments Trump speech central command“It achieved the purpose it was going to get – save the loss of life that we suffered and the injuries that occurred,” he said. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer also celebrated the mission as “absolutely a success”, despite the wasteful loss of civilian life. Ryan died on a winning mission ( according to General Mattis), not a “failure.” Time for the U.S. …long he doesn’t know how to win anymore, just look at the mess our country is in – bogged down in conflict all over the place. Only emboldens the enemy! He’s been losing so…. McCain should not be talking about the success or failure of a mission to the media. In the days following the attack, Trump hit back at criticisms of the botched mission over Twitter – some from within his own party – claiming that the mission was a “win” for America. Ahmed asked the American soldiers who they were, and was shot in response.Įight women were also killed, one of them heavily pregnant. Another was eight-year-old Nawar Anwar Al-Awlaqi, whose 16-year-old brother was also killed by a drone strike authorized by President Barack Obama in 2011.Īccording to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, the first casualty of the night was not a terrorist, but an 11-year-old boy, Ahmed Abdelilah Ahmed al Dahab. One of them, Asma Fahad Ali al Ameri, was only three months old. Nine of those killed were all children under the age of 12. Although 14 Al Qaeda terrorists were killed in the battle, so too were 25 innocent civilians. The mission went horribly wrong, however, after the troops’ cover was blown and a series of pre-prepared plans failed. The plan was to kill a number of prominent Al Qaeda terrorists and help to dismantle the terrorist network and halt its spread in the Middle East. The Yemeni raid was given the green light by Trump in his first week of office, and carried out in early February. Donald Trump deserves no praise for his handling of his first ever military mission. There was, and continues to remain, nothing Presidential about Donald Trump’s manner of dealing with the fateful Yemen raid. Closer to home, The Australian’s John Lyons concluded that the speech was simply “brilliant”, one “as good as any delivered by Bill Clinton or Barack Obama”. Washington Times’ Dave Boyer praised it as “the most riveting piece of political theatre”. ![]() Jones declared that Trump “became President of the United States in that moment, period”. Thank you.”ĬNN’s Van Jones, a longtime critic of Trump, called it “one of the most extraordinary moments you have ever seen in American politics”. I just spoke to our great General Mattis just now who reconfirmed that, and I quote, “Ryan was a part of a highly successful raid that generated large amounts of vital intelligence that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemy.” Ryan died as he lived, a warrior and a hero, battling against terrorism and securing our nation. Navy special operator, Senior Chief William “Ryan” Owens. ![]() ![]() “We are blessed to be joined tonight by Carryn Owens, the widow of U.S. ![]() Trump’s tribute to fallen Navy Seal, William “Ryan” Owens, managed to garner the bipartisan support for Trump that had so far eluded him. It was lauded by media organisations around the world as his first true “Presidential” moment. President Donald Trump made his first address to a joint session of Congress earlier this week. The media might be desperate to say something nice about Donald Trump, but slaughter is still slaughter, writes Bernadette Anvia.
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