Don't Politicize the Failed Yemen Raid

[observor 69]

Well written article that answered a lot of questions I had:

Don't Politicize the Failed Yemen Raid

America cannot punish its elected officials for allowing its military, diplomatic corps, and intelligence services to take risks necessary to pursue its interests.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/dont-blame-trump-for-the-failed-raid-in-yemen/515496/?utm_source=twb

 

[CombatDoc]

What surprised me was the amount of cabinet level scrutiny and decision making on tactical level military operations.  Shades of Robert Macnamera and the Viet Nam war.

 

[dimsum]

What surprised me was the amount of cabinet level scrutiny and decision making on tactical level military operations.  Shades of Robert Macnamera and the Viet Nam war.

They didn't have satellite/UAV coverage giving all the higher-ups near real-time footage back then. 

 

[dapaterson]

#OperationEagleClaw

 

[Ostrozac]

They didn't have satellite/UAV coverage giving all the higher-ups near real-time footage back then.

The lack of such technology didn't stop LBJ from putting a sand table model of Khe Sanh in the basement of the White House. Technology can certainly enable micromanagement, but isn't necessarily the cause.

 

[GAP]

The lack of such technology didn't stop LBJ from putting a sand table model of Khe Sanh in the basement of the White House.

If we had known that at the time we would have inscribed a big F U in our sand for him......

 

[Underway]

Not sure if this should go here or not but it looks like the US isn't the only one taking casualties in Yemen.  Getting pretty dangerous to sail in those waters:

BBC Story with video of the attack.

Arab News Story

General info on other attacks in this article