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Title: Trump Orders Counterterrorism Expansion in Yemen (considering ground attacks)
Source: Military.com/Tribune Washington Bureau
URL Source: http://www.military.com/daily-news/ ... terrorism-expansion-yemen.html
Published: Mar 5, 2017
Author: W.J. Hennigan
Post Date: 2017-03-05 17:45:34 by Hondo68
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Keywords: delegation of authority, defer to military commanders, Trump to insulate himself
Views: 2040
Comments: 9

President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24 in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24 in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

More than two years after a multi-sided civil war erupted in Yemen that allowed al-Qaida's local franchise to amass power and seize territory, President Donald Trump has told the Pentagon to conduct a complicated counter-terrorism campaign.

Trump's decision, just six weeks into his presidency, intends to reverse the largely unchecked expansion across southern Yemen of the group, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

The willingness to expand counter-terrorism operations inside war-torn Yemen is another signal that Trump is more willing to defer to military commanders on national security policy than was President Barack Obama, who was criticized publicly by three of his four Defense secretaries and privately by uniformed officers for micromanaging the military.

Over two days this past week, armed drones and warplanes conducted more than 30 airstrikes against suspected al-Qaida positions in three Yemeni provinces. They were the first U.S. attacks in the country since an ill-fated Navy SEAL raid in January that killed two dozen civilians, including women and children, al-Qaida militants and Navy SEAL William "Ryan" Owens.

The airstrikes are expected to continue into the coming week. Trump is also considering giving more power to U.S. military commanders to conduct operations in Yemen, including ground attacks.

The militant group is considered by intelligence officials to be al-Qaida's most dangerous affiliate because of its repeated attempts to attack American targets, including the bombing attempt aboard a U.S.-bound airliner over Detroit in 2009 and a failed attack on two cargo planes flying to Chicago in 2010. The group also claimed responsibility for the shooting that killed 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris in 2015.

No specific threats or plots were being tracked in Yemen, Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said Friday. Rather, he said, the latest strikes were designed to eliminate the Yemeni countryside as a place "where they can plot and execute external attacks."

The U.S. military did not specify why the operation kicked off this week. Targets inside Yemen, the Arab world's poorest nation, have been under surveillance for months.

U.S. intelligence officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the information on targeting al-Qaida in Yemen more aggressively was presented to the Obama administration in its last month in office, but was deferred to Trump.

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented the strategy to Trump in his first week in office. The authority was granted to Gen. Joseph Votel, top U.S. commander in the Middle East, to carry out the Jan. 29 special operations raid and airstrikes on a list of targets.

The delegation of authority could be seen as a way for Trump to insulate himself from responsibility when operations go awry.

In an interview Thursday on Fox News, Trump was asked about the January raid on a remote compound in Yakla village that devolved into the fierce and deadly shootout.

"This was a mission that was started before I got here," Trump said. "This was something they wanted to do."

"They came to me, they explained what they wanted to do. The generals, who are very respected, my generals are the most respected that we've had in many decades, I believe," he said. "And they lost Ryan."

Later that day, Trump invited Owens' widow to his first address to Congress, and publicly praised the SEAL as a hero.

James J. Carafano, foreign policy and defense analyst for the right-leaning Heritage Foundation, who advised the Trump transition, criticized Obama for micromanaging military decisions but said presidents must be willing to accept accountability.

"You can delegate authority but not responsibility," he said. "In a sense, you put your personal reputation at risk. So if you delegate authority and then something goes wrong, because you hold the responsibility, the fault comes back on you."

White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended Trump's strategy, noting that Trump relies heavily on input from military leaders, while Obama was criticized for rejecting their proposals.

"He chose these highly qualified individuals because he believes in their expertise and understanding of the issues," Spicer said of Trump.

The Pentagon said military operations in Yemen are being coordinated with President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's fragile government.

Yemen has been edging toward anarchy since late 2014, when Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim rebels known as Houthis swept in from their homeland in the country's northwest corner to seize the capital, Sanaa.

The Obama administration closed the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa months later and pulled out special operations forces gathering intelligence and launching drone strikes.

When Houthi rebels appeared on the verge of capturing Aden, the country's economic hub, Arab coalition forces, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, launched a counterattack in March 2015. By then, the rebels had forced Hadi into exile and controlled much of the country.

Saudi airstrikes, backed by U.S. intelligence and refueling, chiefly targeted the Houthis, not al-Qaida.

With a relative free hand to operate in Yemen, al-Qaida has flourished in the power vacuum, looting banks and raising millions of dollars by extorting companies, and imposing taxes and export duties.

In Yemen, where it is not uncommon to see billboards that read "USA kills Yemenis," some see U.S. intervention as likely only to make the situation worse.

"What is happening is really and unfortunately painting a dark picture of the coming period in Yemen, which would be protracted insecurity, instability for many years to come," said Muneer Talal, a TV director from the country's Taizz governorate.

(Times staff writer Michael A. Memoli in Washington and special correspondent Zaid al-Alayaa in Sana contributed to this report.)


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#1. To: All (#0)


The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote second party

"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul

Hondo68  posted on  2017-03-05   18:05:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: hondo68 (#0)

Can't the Saudis do anything for themselves?

We don't need to fight Yemen to make the Saudis feel more secure. They're great at buying our advanced military hardware, hopeless at actually using it properly.

Tooconservative  posted on  2017-03-05   19:52:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Tooconservative (#2)

It's okay to get involved in a war you can win, because if you can't win this one you should give up

paraclete  posted on  2017-03-05   19:54:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Tooconservative (#2)

It's okay to get involved in a war you can win, because if you can't win this one you should give up, Johnson had Vietnam, Bush had Iraq, Obama had Libya and Syria, so let Dump have Yemen

paraclete  posted on  2017-03-05   19:55:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: paraclete (#4) (Edited)

I don't like the Saudis. I'm not very fond of the Houthis either. Let them fight their own war.

I wish both sides great military success. Just leave us out of it.

Tooconservative  posted on  2017-03-05   20:06:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: paraclete (#4) (Edited)

Johnson had Vietnam, Bush had Iraq, Obama had Libya and Syria

The triumvirate of Kennedy, Johnson, and MacNamara lost Viet Nam. MacNamara was a subversive incompetent who was able to intimidate two presidents with his austere looks and his granny glasses. He had no military experience. Our most influential consultant was a major general who was also a clandestine major general in the North Vietnamese army. He gave us advice on strategy and tactics that was so obviously self defeating that he was surprised we were stupid enough to take it.

Bush had the defective mind of a nine year old, and still does.

Obama and Hillary used our own military to create the loss of Libya and the success of Arab Jihad.

Our worst enemies were at home.

rlk  posted on  2017-03-05   20:40:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: rlk (#6)

Our worst enemies were at home.

I can't knock that and they may still be. I guess what I saying is; if you are going to fight a war make sure you win and make sure you are on the right side and not just the side of another dictator. This is a proxy way between the Saudi and the Iranians, everyone else should stay out of it, they may learn something

paraclete  posted on  2017-03-05   23:06:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Tooconservative (#5)

Yes I'm with you there. The Saudi are the source of a lot of the problems in the ME and the Iranians are in there too. Everyone should stay out of their proxy wars

paraclete  posted on  2017-03-05   23:08:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: rlk (#6)

Our worst enemies were at home.

They still are.

Non auro, sed ferro, recuperando est patria

nativist nationalist  posted on  2017-03-06   13:26:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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