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Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer
I agree with your criticism of CNN, but I don't understand what is inaccurate about this particular statement.
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Editorial bias and word choice. "Botched" has a negative connotation that reflects poorly on the guys who did their duty as best they could. It's an emotion laden phrase that creates an image of incompetence or worse. Weather and accidents that force a cancellation do not necessarilly mean "botched." Even when tragedy is involved. Sometimes shit happens. The problems with that mission that contributed to its failure were mostly created/nurtured at echelons far above the level of the operators. Politics, incompatible comms, training issues, equipment issues, chain of command, did I mention politics ?, interservice rivalries that created a "me too" bandwagon, etc. all played their part. "Botched" is an inadequate/inappropriate descriptor for any of those problems. Sadly many of them still remain with little change even after a quarter century. (And that's worse than any "botched".) My .02 - Peregrino