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19. What if a Democrat had done it?

Thu Feb 2, 2017, 06:22 PM

Feb 2017

Isn't the brand-new la-de-dah attitude of conservatives something to behold? Oh, a Navy SEAL got killed in a clusterfuck raid? No biggie; he knew the dangers. The president couldn't be bothered to be in the situation room when it went down? What, he's supposed to be on call 24-7? The military initially said there were no civilian casualties and it turns out there were more than 40? Shrug. Fog of War. Can't know everything right away.

Compare and contrast congressional and wingnut reaction to Yemen with their reaction to Benghazi. I wonder if anyone in the popular media will notice?

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Trump Couldn't Be Bothered To Be In Situation Room During Failed Yemen Raid That Killed Navy SEAL [View all] mfcorey1 Feb 2017 OP

Was he on Twitter? guillaumeb Feb 2017 #1

That or watching cartoons! fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 #8

Watching "Finding Dory". KittyWampus Feb 2017 #25

That's because it failed. subterranean Feb 2017 #2

Hey, it was the weekend BeyondGeography Feb 2017 #3

Our military was looking for al queda and our president was still Finding Dory! mfcorey1 Feb 2017 #6

Perfect madokie Feb 2017 #12

He has Dory's memory problems, but without her charm. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #35

Mattis was at the Alfalfa Club. He had to leave. deminks Feb 2017 #4

Which meets to honor General Robert E. Lee. gordianot Feb 2017 #10

So not even MATTIS was in the Situation Room? KittyWampus Feb 2017 #26

So who WAS in the situation room? Cracklin Charlie Feb 2017 #27

Your call is important to us, but all of our agents are busy. Thor_MN Feb 2017 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author wishstar Feb 2017 #5

Nap time! Buns_of_Fire Feb 2017 #7

Honestly, the less Trump is in a position to influence events of any kind, the better Alhena Feb 2017 #9

Apparently, they killed numerous young children yet they are proclaiming this a success? etherealtruth Feb 2017 #11

Yes, Trump is on record calling for the killing of families. He promised it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #30

Killing children is evil HoneyBadger Feb 2017 #53

Maybe that's a good thing since it probably would of turned out even worse since he can't even TrekLuver Feb 2017 #13

Hey - "Finding Dory" isn't going to watch itself! Kber Feb 2017 #14

Question... WilmywoodNCparalegal Feb 2017 #16

Not that Spicer has confirmed Kber Feb 2017 #23

What a pig. This should be everywhere. It would piss off his base no end. Squinch Feb 2017 #15

They are already spouting that Obama never visited the family of a dead Seal.... Thor_MN Feb 2017 #34

Obamas team worked for months on a Syria plan. Trumps team swiftly tossed it. FreeStateDemocrat Feb 2017 #17

It's Trump fault that the raid failed. blue neen Feb 2017 #18

What if a Democrat had done it? gratuitous Feb 2017 #19

Because the story was not about him. kwassa Feb 2017 #20

Off eating frog's legs, no doubt. C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #21

Freedom Legs? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #32

He was out grabbing some NewJeffCT Feb 2017 #22

Is it up or down a flight of stairs? Fearless Feb 2017 #24

what a lazy, self centered, uncaring, ignorant asshole! gopiscrap Feb 2017 #28

If he would have been there more people would have died world wide wally Feb 2017 #29

He was too busy chatting on the phone with Putin, and I'm not joking: Tanuki Feb 2017 #31

notice the way trump expected a mission success & ready for the big announcement like Obama Sunlei Feb 2017 #37

It certainly makes Ivanka's callous posting of the dress she wore to the Alfalfa Dinner Tanuki Feb 2017 #39

Gawd, that dress is ugly AwakeAtLast Feb 2017 #45

because it lasted for HOURS and was failing. imo, they expected missile strikes to kill everyone Sunlei Feb 2017 #36

The buck stops with no one eleny Feb 2017 #38

I'm going to tell my kids, "this is what 6 hrs of television a day does to your brain" Crash2Parties Feb 2017 #40

Maybe Obabama never told him where the Situation Room was rurallib Feb 2017 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author rurallib Feb 2017 #42

He was moving his toy soldiers around on his desk in the Oval Office. Mc Mike Feb 2017 #43

Was ANYBODY in the Situation Room? NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #44

That's got to pissed the military off, huh? -nt CrispyQ Feb 2017 #46

Only the Dems. Most of the Rs in the military will support him. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #47

That's the last place he should be oberliner Feb 2017 #48

He could have ordered them to retreat immediately. joshcryer Feb 2017 #49

Couldn't Mattis have given that order? oberliner Feb 2017 #50

Yeah, he should've. joshcryer Feb 2017 #52

Mattis was swanning at the fancy Alfalfa Dinner (where Ivanka wore her infamous Tanuki Feb 2017 #56

Interesting oberliner Feb 2017 #57

Mattis apparently only showed up after the Seals Blue_true Feb 2017 #60

He could have ordered an abort when the Seals Blue_true Feb 2017 #59

That is unbelievable. The hypocrisy on the right is overwhelming. AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #51

WHERE ARE THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS???? tanyev Feb 2017 #54

Trump was busy watching Fox and CNN Gothmog Feb 2017 #55

And chatting on the phone with his boss, Vladimir Putin Tanuki Feb 2017 #58