Intricate planning: The SEALs mission to find bin Laden nearly went drastically wrongHow It Nearly Went Terribly Wrong For SEALs Who Had Only One Shot To Capture bin Laden -- The Daily Mail
With perhaps the biggest mission in America's recent history in their hands, the SEALs squad charged with tracking down bin Laden knew they only had one chance to capture their country's most wanted man.
But once the raiders reached their target in Pakistan, things started to go awry almost immediately, officials briefed on the operation said.
Adding exclusive new details to the account of the assault on bin Laden's hideout, officials described just how the SEAL raiders were forced to ditch a foundering helicopter right outside the elusive terrorist's door, ruining the plan for a surprise assault.
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Update #1: New details in bin Laden raid -- DoD Buzz
Update #2: How the Bin Laden Raid Went Very Wrong Before It Went Right -- Atlantic Wire
My Comment: Like all military operations .... if things will go wrong they will. Fortunately .... this SEAL team was trained for such an eventuality and responded accordingly.
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