Larry O’Connor
The Washington Free Beacon
8/21/2014
…Thursday morning, [Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer (Ret.)] appeared on WMAL radio in Washington, D.C., to discuss the ISIS execution of American journalist James Foley earlier this week. He told me and co-host Brian Wilson that the recently revealed rescue attempt led by Special Forces earlier this summer failed because President Obama was slow to give the go-ahead:
I’m hearing from my friends in the Pentagon, they are giving him every single option way ahead of time. And let me give you a little secret here: The reason that raid into Syria failed to get Foley and those guys was because the president drug his feet. He waited too long, the intel got stale, and by the time we actually gave the “go” word it failed because we just didn’t react quick enough.
The complete article, with video, is at The Washington Free Beacon.
Related: Navy SEAL: White House should not have revealed any information about failed rescue mission (video)
…”Releasing information about classified operations serves no tactical nor strategic value. It certainly doesn’t help those folks who have to launch future missions,” said O’Shea.
“I’m at a loss of words why there’s so much information coming out, even after the fact that.”…
Decision to release details of failed raid to free James Foley backfires on White House
…So, why release this information at all? Some suggest that President Barack Obama’s administration has a political incentive to publicize details of the failed raid in the wake of Foley’s death. Operationally, it makes little sense to reveal American Special Forces tactics, particularly in a case in which those tactics were foiled. Some unnamed Pentagon officials agree.
“Two Defense Department officials, who spoke separately on the condition of anonymity because of the operation’s delicate nature, expressed anger at the administration for revealing the mission,” The New York Times reported. “One of the officials said the aborted raid had alerted the militants to the Americans’ desire and willingness to try to rescue the hostages, and, in the aftermath, had probably forced the captors to tighten their security.”…
‘We Signed Their Death Warrants’: Peters Says Administration Put ISIS Hostages at Risk (video)
…”You just don’t do it,” he said, adding that the release of details is disgraceful and murderous because it potentially endangers not only our soldiers for future raids but also the hostages that are still being held by ISIS, since we advertised that we received key intelligence from released hostages.
“You think the Islamic state is going to release more hostages? We signed their death warrants!”…
Update: This U.S. Senator Just Gave Chilling Info About ISIS’ Ability To Attack Major American Cities (video)
…“They’re crazy out there and they’re rapidly developing a method of blowing up a major U.S. city and people just can’t believe that’s happening.”…
