No Easy Day Book Report

On September 11, 2001, 2,996 U.S. Citizens died within hours due to an attack by the al-Qaeda. This was the second attack on US soil, and had the highest death toll. 19 armed members of al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and planned suicide attacks on locations in America. Two planes crashed into the twin towers in New York City. A third plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the fourth and final plane crashed in a remote field in Pennsylvania. There was one man behind this massive attack, and that man was Osama Bin Laden. The White House and CIA director John Brennan stated “The process began with a fragment of information unearthed in 2002, resulting in years of consequent investigation.”(Brennan. Dahl.179) Seymour Hersh, a journalist, …show more content…
Identifications of al-Qaeda couriers was an early priority for interrogations, because Bin Laden was believed to communicate through such couriers while keeping his location secret from al-Qaeda foot soldiers and top commanders.
Matt Bissonnette (Pen name Mark Owen) was a former Navy SEAL, and was a member of SEAL Team 6 (Green Team). He was apart of Operation Neptune Spear, and wrote the book No Easy Day. However, this book was under speculation because it gave insight on one of the most confidential missions ever carried out by the U.S. Military.
The CIA briefed Vice Admiral William H. McRaven, the commander of JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) about the compound in 2011. McRaven said that a commando raid but he was concerned about the Pakistani response. Since they were going after Bin Laden who was on “house arrest” by the Pakistani government, they could not risk tension between them and Pakistan. McRaven assigned a captain from the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU) to work with a CIA team. The captain, whose name is classified, set up an office in the CIA’s Langley compound and with six other people planned out the …show more content…
However, Obama decided that the Pakistani government and military could not be trusted to maintain operational security for Operation Neptune Spear.(Owen, 156)
On April 29 at 8:20 a.m. EDT (Eastern Time Zone), Obama and his advisers gave the final go-ahead. Operation Neptune Spear would take place the next day.(Owen, 163) However, it was delayed one day due to weather.(Owen, 163)
McRaven assembled a team drawing from the most experienced and senior operatives from “Red Squadron”, one of four that makes up DEVGRU.(Owen, 100) Red Squadron was coming home from Afghanistan and could be redirected without attracting attention. The team had language skills and experience with cross-border operations into Pakistan. Without being told the exact nature of their mission, the team performed rehearsals of the