Niger ambush that left 4 US soldiers dead related to ‘massive intelligence failure’: Report
The attack in Niger earlier this month that left four U.S. Army soldiers dead derived partly from a “massive intelligence failure,” according to a report.
A senior congressional aide briefed on the ambush told NBC News lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees want to more know about the scope of the mission in Niger. According to the aide, there was no U.S. overhead surveillance, and a quick reaction force wasn’t available to assist the service members when things went wrong.
A 12-man team of primarily Green Berets was ambushed on Oct. 4 by 40 to 50 militants. Four soldiers were killed and another two were wounded. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said earlier this month the team was meeting with villagers as part of what was intended to be a routine patrol.
French aircraft responded to the ambush, and were overhead within 30 minutes, Mattis said.
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The military and intel are in bad shape…which is why Trump should shut his yap about North Korea. We are not prepared for another war.
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