...to say that the raid that cost Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens and 29 civilians their lives actually yielded no intelligence that was “actionable or viable.”
“The Pentagon says Navy SEALs scooped up laptops, hard drives and cell phones in last month’s Yemen raid, but multiple U.S. officials told NBC News that none of the intelligence gleaned from the operation so far has proven actionable or vital – contrary to what President Trump said in his speech to Congress Tuesday,” said an NBC report.
“(N)o truly significant intelligence has emerged from the haul,” the report said. “One senior Pentagon official described the information gathered as ‘de minimis,’ and as material the U.S. already knew about.”
The Trump administration has tried to paint the failed mission as a success in order to offset the political damage of losing a highly trained military operative due to poor planning, a lack of ground support and inadequate intelligence.
In his speech to Congress on Tuesday night, Trump assured Ryan Owens’ widow Carryn — who was seated in the gallery next to Trump’s daughter Ivanka — that her husband’s death was not in vain and that the raid yielded intelligence that will make the nation safer.
Earlier, on Tuesday afternoon, Pres. Trump lied and said that the Yemen raid was an operation that had been planned by the Obama administration. He also sought to offset the blame for Owens’ death on to the generals leading the armed forces.
“The Pentagon says Navy SEALs scooped up laptops, hard drives and cell phones in last month’s Yemen raid, but multiple U.S. officials told NBC News that none of the intelligence gleaned from the operation so far has proven actionable or vital – contrary to what President Trump said in his speech to Congress Tuesday,” said an NBC report.
“(N)o truly significant intelligence has emerged from the haul,” the report said. “One senior Pentagon official described the information gathered as ‘de minimis,’ and as material the U.S. already knew about.”
The Trump administration has tried to paint the failed mission as a success in order to offset the political damage of losing a highly trained military operative due to poor planning, a lack of ground support and inadequate intelligence.
In his speech to Congress on Tuesday night, Trump assured Ryan Owens’ widow Carryn — who was seated in the gallery next to Trump’s daughter Ivanka — that her husband’s death was not in vain and that the raid yielded intelligence that will make the nation safer.
Earlier, on Tuesday afternoon, Pres. Trump lied and said that the Yemen raid was an operation that had been planned by the Obama administration. He also sought to offset the blame for Owens’ death on to the generals leading the armed forces.
