Not going to comment on the politics but I will enlighten on the intelligence and military aspects of the raid.

 

There was and is plenty of intelligence leading up to and after the raid. No special forces undertake a raid such as this without mountains of intelligence. The intelligence was solid and up to the second current, before and after the raid.

 

As to women and children being killed there are a couple of reasons it happens.

Very likely, the women were active shooters and would be killed as would anyone else that chooses to pick up a weapon.

The little girl was most likely being used as a shield. It happens everyday in the ME. I would not doubt for a second that someone was holding or hiding behind this little girl and engaging the SEALS.

Another very real possibility is the women and girl were killed by AL Qaeda themselves. Most AQ shooters are not very disciplined when shooting. Very easy for them to say the SEALS shot the girl. 

Lastly, tragic that a SEAL lost his life. The SEALS and all special forces is a very dangerous profession. People die, very good honorable, brave people die. People die in combat and people die in training. Broken legs, fingers noses, are common in training and comes with the job as does death.

Fair winds and following seas brother.

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