(03-01-2017 04:11 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  You don't interpret this:

Quote:“This was a mission that was started before I got here. This was something they wanted to do,” he said. “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. And they lost Ryan.

As Trump indicating that the responsibility for the raid was basically falling on other's shoulders'? How else am I supposed to interpret the comment "And they lost Ryan."
Using the word "they" certainly appears to me that Trump is not saying HIS raid lost Ryan.
I am not trying to say that Trump is lying as you suggest. I don't think he is making up some funny narrative that isn't truthful. I think he is being a shi**y leader who is unwilling to admit that he has the final authority over these military operations and HE, not THEY, lost the SEAL.
And as I said in my original post, the loss of life is not the issue, it is the unwillingness to take responsibility for it that is.
Please explain how my interpretation of that quote is incorrect.

No, I didn't.

I probably have more trouble with the, "This was something they wanted to do," part than with the, "They lost Ryan," part, although the amplification of the former in the sentence that follows it pretty much deals with my issues there.

If the mission uncovered a treasure trove of intel, I'd still play it as not having found a whole lot. That was one problem I had with Obama's handling of the bin Laden raid was all the spiking the football about how much intel they recovered. You don't want the enemy to know that.

I try to think would I have a problem if I were a member of the SEAL team or one of the generals, and I don't really see where I would.