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Bing West alleges Tora Bora pass-blocking plan was dropped by commanders
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Jocko Podcast 562: The Deadly Cost of Bad Leadership. Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. With Bing West
What was said
"They sent their plan up the chain of command assuming they were going to be ordered to move the next day. Everyone was very excited. Nothing, not one word ever came back to them. It was killed up the chain."
Bing West alleges that in December 2001 Jim Mattis and SEAL officer Bob Harward proposed deploying forces to block key passes around Tora Bora to stop al-Qaeda escaping, but says no approval ever came and the plan stalled. He also claims CIA officer Hank Crumpton urged President Bush to use the force, but says the idea was not pursued.
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- Bing West · guest
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- Jocko Podcast
- Episode
- Jocko Podcast 562: The Deadly Cost of Bad Leadership. Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. With Bing West
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- 1:38:37
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