American Sniper Chris Kyle’s Widow Criticizes John McCain for Attacking ‘Unsuccessful’ Yemen Raid

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American Sniper Chris Kyle’s Widow Criticizes John McCain for Attacking ‘Unsuccessful’ Yemen Raid
Walter White
Breaking News Correspondent
February 9, 2017

Several weeks ago, President Trump ordered a military raid in Yemen on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), which the administration declared a success given that they eliminated 14 high-value targets. Unfortunately and sadly, 23 civilians and one Navy SEAL, Ryan Owens, were also killed during the operation.

Speaking to NBC News, Senator John McCain criticized the raid, calling it a failure: “When you lose a $75 million airplane and, more importantly, an American life is lost … I don’t believe you can call it a success.” He further added “While many of the objectives of the recent raid in Yemen were met, I would not describe any operation that results in the loss of American life as a success.”

Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/taya-kyle-john-mccain-criticizes-calling-yemen-raid-unsuccessful/#ixzz4YDTuM72c

[Smokin Joe]

If the mission achieved its objectives, it was not a failure. No plan survives contact with the enemy, as a certain ex A4 driver should well know. He's out of line.

[Frank Cannon]

“When you lose a $75 million airplane....."

So you are a failure then Crazy Johnny. You had trouble keeping planes in the air, if I recall, on numerous occasions.

[Smokin Joe]

“When you lose a $75 million airplane....."

So you are a failure then Crazy Johnny. You had trouble keeping planes in the air, if I recall, on numerous occasions.

A $75 million dollar airplane?
Johnny's A-4E would have cost about 6.2 million in today's dollars (860K in 1967). Maybe the cost of the newer planes has been a bit inflated by lucrative government contracts--somewhere in there not kept in check by Congress, where Johnny works.