President Trump claims that his national security team’s reckless use of Signal to discuss battle plans was Joe Biden’s fault because he would not have had to attack if Biden had launched an attack while he was in office.
Let’s set the record straight; Trump is lying.
The U.S. Navy, the Air Force and the British Royal Air Force, with the support of Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand began Operation Poseidon Archer on Jan. 13, 2024.
It involved the use of aircraft and cruise missiles to pound Houthi targets in Yemen. The Houthis reported 931 airstrikes against their facilities, resulting in 106 killed and 314 injured.
Two significant differences between Biden’s operation and Trump’s are that under Biden we had allies fighting at our side. Under Trump, we had to go it alone. The second difference is that Biden’s team was professional and maintained operational security. Trump’s team demonstrated the professionalism of the Three Stooges. They compromised the mission on a commercial chat app and disclosed the identity of an Israeli asset on the ground.
The truly frustrating thing is that Trump will continue to peddle this lie and his MAGA base will accept his lies uncritically.
Melissa C. Batson
Monroe
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