How the U.S. Raid to Rescue Hostages in Yemen Went Wrong

NLXSK1

NLXSK1

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"Under the cover of night, U.S. commandos approached the walled compound on foot, hoping to catch unawares the militants holding two hostages, including American Luke Somers.

Then, 100 meters from their target, something went terribly wrong. A noise, maybe a dog bark, alerted the militants to the raiders, according to U.S. officials briefed on the operation. The rescue team's biggest advantage, the element of surprise, was lost in that moment, and the shooting started.

When the dust settled 30 minutes later, the 40-man special-operations team emerged from the compound carrying Mr. Somers and a South African hostage, both mortally wounded..."


It used to be that the US was smart enough not to admit to or deny things like this and certainly not publish them on a real time basis in the news for the enemy to read...

What the fuck is going on with our national security?

Why do we keep announcing our failures to the world?
 
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ChesusRice

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NLXSK1 said:
"Under the cover of night, U.S. commandos approached the walled compound on foot, hoping to catch unawares the militants holding two hostages, including American Luke Somers.

Then, 100 meters from their target, something went terribly wrong. A noise, maybe a dog bark, alerted the militants to the raiders, according to U.S. officials briefed on the operation. The rescue team's biggest advantage, the element of surprise, was lost in that moment, and the shooting started.

When the dust settled 30 minutes later, the 40-man special-operations team emerged from the compound carrying Mr. Somers and a South African hostage, both mortally wounded..."


It used to be that the US was smart enough not to admit to or deny things like this and certainly not publish them on a real time basis in the news for the enemy to read...

What the fuck is going on with our national security?

Why do we keep announcing our failures to the world?
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This is Obama's fault how?
 
nitro harley

nitro harley

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ChesusRice said:
You are such a hateful old white dude.
Probably resent your kid marrying a black man
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Chesus.

It sounds like you resent my daughter being married to a black man with the racist names you have called her. You need to look in the mirror and come clean with your self about your racist hatred.
 
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schuylaar

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NLXSK1 said:
"Under the cover of night, U.S. commandos approached the walled compound on foot, hoping to catch unawares the militants holding two hostages, including American Luke Somers.

Then, 100 meters from their target, something went terribly wrong. A noise, maybe a dog bark, alerted the militants to the raiders, according to U.S. officials briefed on the operation. The rescue team's biggest advantage, the element of surprise, was lost in that moment, and the shooting started.

When the dust settled 30 minutes later, the 40-man special-operations team emerged from the compound carrying Mr. Somers and a South African hostage, both mortally wounded..."


It used to be that the US was smart enough not to admit to or deny things like this and certainly not publish them on a real time basis in the news for the enemy to read...

What the fuck is going on with our national security?

Why do we keep announcing our failures to the world?
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this was a very difficult mission.

that yemeni territory you can hear ANY sound for miles and this includes helicopters, drones and troops.

at least they gave it a try.

announcing our failure to the world?

how about letting the world know what type of people exist that caused us to have a mission and fail in the first place?

i don't believe in the 1950's model of sugar coating everything for the american.

we are in a very different world in the millenium.

you either move with it or succumb to it.
 
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NoDrama

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schuylaar said:
this was a very difficult mission.

that yemeni territory you can hear ANY sound for miles and this includes helicopters, drones and troops.
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Wow what scientific principal is in effect for that country to have sound travel much better than it does in other parts of the world?
Maybe its because Ted Cruz spent $29 billion and caused the deficit to grow by $9 trillion?
 
londonfog

londonfog

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NLXSK1 said:
"Under the cover of night, U.S. commandos approached the walled compound on foot, hoping to catch unawares the militants holding two hostages, including American Luke Somers.

Then, 100 meters from their target, something went terribly wrong. A noise, maybe a dog bark, alerted the militants to the raiders, according to U.S. officials briefed on the operation. The rescue team's biggest advantage, the element of surprise, was lost in that moment, and the shooting started.

When the dust settled 30 minutes later, the 40-man special-operations team emerged from the compound carrying Mr. Somers and a South African hostage, both mortally wounded..."


It used to be that the US was smart enough not to admit to or deny things like this and certainly not publish them on a real time basis in the news for the enemy to read...

What the fuck is going on with our national security?

Why do we keep announcing our failures to the world?
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What branch of service did you serve ??
 
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schuylaar

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NoDrama said:
Wow what scientific principal is in effect for that country to have sound travel much better than it does in other parts of the world?
Maybe its because Ted Cruz spent $29 billion and caused the deficit to grow by $9 trillion?
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what an ego.

it's eastern yemen where it's very flat and sound is know to travel which was why this mission was quite dangerous.

basic geography.
 
SmokeyDan

SmokeyDan

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schuylaar said:
what an ego.

it's eastern yemen where it's very flat and sound is know to travel which was why this mission was quite dangerous.

basic geography.
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Although Im not a sonic engineer, if there is even such a thing, I will say this.

In my experience, sound travels better in hilly to mountainous regions.

Sure, if on flat land you might be able to hear something 1 mile away, and .5 miles away on the other side of the mountain you could hear something would be an exception to this, but hills and mountains have a way of trapping sounds. To where that 1 mile limit on sound might travel 10 miles up a valley between two mountains. And in the mountains most people collect in the valley.

There are pros and cons to sound based on geography, Ill give you that. Flat land gives you a better radius, but hills and mountains give you advantages too.

Whatever those pros and cons are, I'm sure our special forces are aware of them and used them to their advantage.

There is no way for them, however, to fool the nose and ears of a dog. Superior to ours in every way by orders of magnitude.
 
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NoDrama

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schuylaar said:
sound is know to travel
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v = (gRT)^1/2

Its all just mental masturbation anyway, no where in the story does it say it was a sound that tipped them off, nothing but "maybe this" or "Maybe that", which your mind has now distorted into being fact.

Do you see how easily you are misled?
 
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