Navy Seals conducted the mission in Yemen and Chief Petty Officer William “Ryan” Owens was killed along with several civilians.
Of the deceased was an 8-year-old girl who was an American citizen.
Now, Reuters reports that anonymous military officials say the mission was approved without proper preparation.
Planning began under the Obama administration, but one official told Reuters that, “the decision was made … to leave it to the incoming administration, partly in the hope that more and better intelligence could be collected.”
Trump visited Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of CPO Owens’ remains.
President Trump said, “just returned from an amazing visit with a great, great family at Dover, and it was something very sad, very beautiful. Ryan, a great man.”
Courtesy: AOL
