Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Questions Being Raised On The Fatal Afghan Mission That Killed 22 Navy SEALS



Full Story Of SEAL Mission In Question -- Washington Times

Report clears commanders.

By the time the CH-47 transport helicopter descended to 150 feet above an unprotected landing zone in Afghanistan around 2 a.m. on Aug. 6, the element of surprise had been lost.

Hours earlier, two other Chinooks had deposited 47 Army Rangers at another nearby landing site, undetected. The landing triggered a nighttime ground and aerial firefight that raged for several hours as a few Taliban “squirters,” as the military called them, tried to escape from the targeted compound and regrouped with other fighters.

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My Comment: Of course .... the commanders were cleared. Bottom line .... scores of U.S. Navy seals were killed .... bad luck .... let's move on.

Sighhhh ....

If anyone is interested, the photos of the SEALS crash site can be found here.

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