"U.S. Special Operations Global Footprint Continues To Expand" Topic
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| Tango01 | 22 Mar 2019 1:03 p.m. PST |
"With the possible U.S. military withdrawal from Syria in the news on a daily basis, the mainstream media has been quick to parrot the DOD's claim that 2,000 troops, mostly special operations forces, are to be withdrawn from the country. Although the total number of U.S. special operators deployed to Syria may have approached as many as 5,000, the current headlines have not mentioned that the United States has special operations units deployed not just in Syria, but in a majority of the nations of the world. Over the past seventeen years, the forces at the disposal of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) have grown exponentially, more than doubling in size in numbers, with a budget that has also expanded four fold in that same period of time…"
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Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 22 Mar 2019 5:06 p.m. PST |
I assume that our special forces are in Canada to help keep the Quebecois, Inuit, and polar bears under control. |
| Uparmored | 23 Mar 2019 5:49 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 23 Mar 2019 11:43 a.m. PST |
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| COL Scott ret | 26 Mar 2019 12:56 p.m. PST |
Many of these deployed SOF may be there for training and assistance as opposed to direct action. |
| Lion in the Stars | 26 Mar 2019 7:46 p.m. PST |
Almost certainly for training, or cross-training with locals. And I'm not sure I believe that there are no American SOF troops in Pakistan! |
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