Posted on Oct 31, 2020
American hostage rescued in West Africa by SEAL Team 6 in daring raid
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SSG Robert Ricci
Just three days before a major life-changing election, our 24/7 365 president gave the green light to the United States Navy SEAL Team Six to go in and rescue and American hostage in Nigeria and they did so with 100% success! President Trump listen to his military advisers. I would have been proud to have served President Trump in spite of his big mouth and arrogant attitude in public. LOL. But in all seriousness, I suggest that if this had been a failure any thought of a re-election would have been gone with it. Disregarding that possibility our president made a decisive decision. America first!
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Amazing! Congratulations to Seal Team 6 and good decision by President Trump
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Are you implying the timing of the raid matters making it a political decision or is it fair to say the green light by military leaders comfortable with the intelligence and conditions for an operation was just right; that it’s just coincidence to be three days before the election. I’ll go with the latter cause hostage saving military operations shouldn’t be politically motivated but always the right thing to do.
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SSG Robert Ricci
No, I'm not implying that the motivations were political. Just the opposite. If this has gone wrong it certainly would have ensured that the president would not be re-elected. The people would have made it political. But he made the decision anyway based on advice from his military advisers that the conditions were right and they went in. I think most of us know that a lot of military advisers don't like him. Those that have the Stars on their epaulets usually leaves the military and go to defense manufacturers and whatnot and when we have peace time those jobs aren't available as readily as they are during time of War. That's why there's a lot of angry ex generals. They can politicize it all on their own. No, this is about making the decision regardless of the political consequences that may have existed I believe.
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MAJ James Woods
SSG Robert Ricci And yet you highlighted that it happened three days before “a major life changing election”. So either you believe the timing was politically motivated or as I do just coincidence by military leaders. Either way, your words implied it politically motivated. Otherwise could have posted without the election in mind as if any other president wouldn’t have given the green light for the operation.
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