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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
Botched raid. One helicopter crashed and destroyed (self destruct).
57 terrorists reported dead, 16 civilians dead [unknown number wounded], 1 US soldier dead, 4 wounded 3 seriously.
That's a success?
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Yes, that is a success.
You are looking at this as an American service man died and it's a disaster. However, you have to look at the goals and what was accomplished. We killed fifty-seven terrorists, three of them top level, and only lost one man. This was a huge blow to the Al Qaeda leadership in Yemen, and perhaps most importantly this was a massive physiological blow too - We sent a strong and clear message to physiological around the world that we can strike out at them at any time and kill them.
If you want to know what a disaster looks like when it comes to military strikes, check out Operation Eagle Claw:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw