Apparently, all it took to convince Trump to OK the Yemen raid was his military advisors telling him Obama wouldn't have been brave enough to do it. I don't know if it's true, but nothing about Trump that i've observed makes it seem unlikely.
I mean, Benghazi was bad, but Trump maybe getting headfaked into killing 23 civilians and a Navy SEAL is just pathetic.
I would prefer that Trump's decision making process in this regard not be influenced by what appears to be an inferiority complex, or a desire to appear more aggressive than his predecessor.
From the information we have so far, it does not appear that his people "advised" him to order that raid; in fact, they gave him plenty of indications that it was actually a Very Bad Idea (for the reasons that have since come to light: inadequate intelligence, no backup plan, etc).
So if anything, he appears to have overridden the counsel of his experienced military advisors, himself.
>in fact, they gave him plenty of indications that it was actually a Very Bad Idea (for the reasons that have since come to light: inadequate intelligence, no backup plan, etc).
And then someone told him to nut up or shut up, and here we are.
I mean, Benghazi was bad, but Trump maybe getting headfaked into killing 23 civilians and a Navy SEAL is just pathetic.