Topic: US Mission to Rescue Hostages in Syria Failed (Read 1703 times)

Except, of course there will be A NEED FOR DECISIVE SWIFT EXECUTIVE ACTION in the leadup to the November elections here.  This photo op will have to be staged so that there is no possibility of American lives being lost and so the on screen coverage looks like HE HAS A GRIP on something.

That means a boots on the ground action somewhere.  Maybe we can do Bin Laden again?

War is, and always has been, a competitive game.   Just as one never knows if you will win a poker game against intelligent opponents, you never know if you will succeed in any rescue mission, skirmish, battle or war.

The primary ability of warfare against our creation ISIS is drones.

All these drone capabilities will be duplicated. I see the day when our opponents drones will fly over the US and kill High Valued Target, perhaps one of the Puppets in Congress.

Or perhaps launch a nuclear device if losing the battle.

A bigger question is, should these military resources be used to rescue people who out themselves into harms way, and thus risk, those military resources being hurt or destroyed - or should we use our military resources to annihilate the enemy without having to worry about collateral damage.

And this piece is nothing but propaganda from the feckless administration. I know this how? Because the military spokes mouth had to insist the obama didn't hesitate. Which means he did.

So, let me get this straight.When special forces get Bin Ladin, Obama had zero to do with it, should get zero credit.When special forces fail to get Foley, special forces had zero to do with it, Obama should get all the blame.You guys are complete hypocrites.  I mean, come ON, you're as transparent as scotch tape.

I think it is likely a little of both. I think it is more so with not wanting his "busy" schedule interrupted when he is dealing with domestic things like the economy or implementing his health care law effectively.

It is made public, as a damage control strategy, it will be known sooner or later that such operation was made and the results were dramatic, so they have to be proactive about it, this is not the first time such operation were made and the result were presented in this way. 

To be fair him being on the golf course is not really relevant to this discussion. I'm not pro-Obama but the fact that he's on a golf course the next day cannot be used as a reason to castigate his policies or decisions or you may as well blame unemployment etc.

I don't know if I would equate apathy with commiseration.  Another war would simply interrupt his gold schedule, his Beyonce concerts and might even interrupt his viewing of next years NCAA Spring Madness - we can't have that happen.

They did back in May and he was a deserter according to the Americans, they did it so they could claim they left no soldier behind in other words when its convenient for them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/taliban-held-us-soldier-released-in-exchange-for-afghan-detainees/2014/05/31/8b764dac-e8db-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html

Taliban-held U.S. soldier released in exchange for Afghan detainees

Taliban fighters released the sole remaining American military hostage Saturday morning to a team of U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan, who quickly hustled him onto a helicopter. Once airborne, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl scribbled the letters “SF?” on a paper plate, seeking confirmation that he was with Special Operations forces.

“Yes!” one of the troops hollered back above the din of the aircraft’s blades, according to a defense official who described Bergdahl’s first moments of freedom. “We’ve been looking for you for a long time.”

Bergdahl, 28, who had been held captive nearly five years, broke down in tears.

His release was secured after the Obama administration, working through Qatari government intermediaries, agreed to free five high-profile Afghan inmates held by the U.S. military in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The influential commanders, including the former head of the Taliban’s army, were loaded onto a U.S. military aircraft bound for Qatar after U.S. officials got confirmation that Bergdahl had been freed.

Bergdahl’s “safety and health were both in jeopardy,” and officials had to act quickly to obtain his release, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday, according to the Associated Press.

When did this happen?

The US does not negotiate with terrorists last time I checked.

Maybe the US will finally learn to stay out of others business..

No he doens't have to look up to anyone but he does seem to want to promote their religion throughout the world as evidenced by the fact that he refused to attack terrorists that share that religion.

Our government is like any other- we don't like independent investigations and we never gave a fuck about journalists.

Of course we pay lip service to their efforts, stated altruism and lament their sacrifice- but in the end they don't matter.

They are just drones playing the information game, some for gain, some for glory.

War zone journalists are private citizens who enter into their profession understanding the risks.

So, no, I don't believe Obama will get any real flak for this.

What he will get is carte blanche when he wants to open a can of whup-ass.

The ISIS guys played right into his hand, in that he needs a bogeyman after he off'd uncle Osama.

Now he gets to fill the land of donkey rape with death lightning. Great.

For Obama to share a religion wouldn't that mean that he has to look up to somebody/something?  I'm pretty sure the narcissist-in-chief thinks he is the highest power onthe face of the Earth. He's not called the messiah for no reason  

The admin really dropped the bomb on this one... it will be interesting to see how Hillary spins this to her favor.

I think Obama is sympathetic towards the terrorists. He shares their religion and has seriously stepped back on the war on terror. He has also really not actively engaged the US military with any enemy since he has taken office.

The US knew about the Soviet union collapse earlier, the CIA had a lot of spies in the soviet union. But you are right ,a lot of decisions have been made on misinformation and lies.

I think he still has damage control over the last time he did that
Although if I recall correctly it was so they could leave no soldier behind but can't remember the exact details back then.
Pretty much no solider but reporters are fine lol.

While I'm really glad the US made an effort to rescue hostages held by ISIS, I find the timing of the release of this information very cynical.

The good news is that these operatives are going in a little over two years.  Hopefully not too many of them will carry over to the next administration.

i will clap to that. you my friend 1000% right.

Obama and his boys...hahaha. They good to take kids lollipop. when real shit hit the fan than they trying shown how hard they tried but FAILED. dollar is going down, police in USA shooting kids on the street(UNARMED). what else?  ebola crap and magic cure from USA company.  aparently because main business for USA is gold from Sierra Leone.  anyone who will try to say I'm stupid please research first.