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2. Later in the story, it says
Thu Feb 2, 2017, 08:23 AM
Feb 2017

Some of the women were firing at the U.S. force, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters.

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"I'm smart, I don't need intelligence" dalton99a Feb 2017 #1
Later in the story, it says BP2 Feb 2017 #2
The Republican draft-dodger-in-chief will find and eliminate Achilleaze Feb 2017 #3
But... they had the element of surprise, right? That always wins, right? nt Greg K Feb 2017 #4
In all fairness, the president gets his intel from the military. If the intel was wrong, frankieallen Feb 2017 #5
Bullshit. I'm sorry. No excuses. Horse with no Name Feb 2017 #6
The President is the Commander in Chief. Buck stops there. Lochloosa Feb 2017 #7
Yeap, Carter got smashed for something similar uponit7771 Feb 2017 #14
As long as we are being fair.....yes the military is complicent in this fiasco as well IF GusBob Feb 2017 #10
Ummmm, no.... no.... he's already claimed he doesn't input all intel... its all on him. fuck him uponit7771 Feb 2017 #13
There wasn't ENOUGH intel. The intel wasn't "wrong". That's why Obama didn't do it. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #16
trump fucked up a J-SOC operation that was in planning for months? What did he change? jmg257 Feb 2017 #8
What changed according to one telling of the story...... GusBob Feb 2017 #12
Unfortunately that makes some sense. jmg257 Feb 2017 #17
hubris...AND PEOPLE DIED. spanone Feb 2017 #9
Trump is incompetent and his stupidity killed this Seal Gothmog Feb 2017 #11
Where are all the Benghazi-style investigations? C'mon GOP, what gives? FSogol Feb 2017 #15
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