Task & Purpose: The Pentagon Scapegoated Junior Officers For The Niger Ambush. Then Mattis Got Involved
The Department of Defense last month did an about-face on the punishments handed down to members of the Green Beret team deemed responsible for the deadly Oct. 4, 2017, ambush in Niger that left four Army Special Forces personnel dead, the New York Times reports, shifting blame from junior officers to more senior commanders following a furious intervention from Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
* According to the New York Times, a “livid” Mattis chewed out “top military officials” involved in the Niger investigation after purportedly reading news reports regarding letters of reprimand handed down to Capt. Mike Perozeni, the team leader of Operational Detachment Alpha Team 3212 singled out for blame for the ambush.
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WNU Editor: This sends a message to everyone that no one is immune when something "screws-up".
5 comments:
Run the scenario a 100 times.
Do the results change for the JO given what the scrambled eggs give them to work with?
This Mattis is A-OK. What a breath of fresh air. I experienced this nonsense in the Army and CA National Guard decades ago. One of a number of reasons I elected to not stay in when my enlistments were finished.
Then Roger perhaps you will like this site.
http://militarycorruption.com
Anon 6:04,
Sorry to disappoint you but I was referring to a different aspect of the military.
The site you chose reminds me of the 8 years of the obama administration and the clintons. Not pleasant subjects. I hope their behavior isn't trickling down into the military but I know better. People are people.
But nonetheless I did cruise through the articles listed and they were what I expected considering their titles. So thanks for the link.
Roger
Easy to fight a good man.
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