Despite
the growing reports of failure – and despite the death of a Navy
SEAL, and the destruction of a $70 million Osprey aircraft –
Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer has continued to insist that
the mission was a “successful operation by all standards.”
by
Namir Shabibi and Nasser al Sane
Part
5 - Yemeni government reassesses US relationship
The raid has
caused anger in the Yemeni government as well as among civilians. A
senior official told Reuters on Wednesday that concerns had been
expressed to the US government and in future “there needs to be
more coordination with Yemeni authorities before any operation and
that there needs to be consideration for our sovereignty.”
The White
House, however, continues to insist that the raid was “highly
successful.”
“It
achieved the purpose it was going to get – save the loss of life
that we suffered and the injuries that occurred,” Spicer said
in a press briefing on February 7. “The goal of the raid was
intelligence-gathering. And that’s what we received, and that’s
what we got.”
Centcom did
not respond to a request for comment from the Bureau.
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