Special Operations and Foreign Policy

Discussion in 'Special Operations Discussion' started by 275ANGER!, Sep 11, 2012.

  1. 275ANGER!

    275ANGER! Angry Member Verified SOF

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    So flipping through the channels yesterday and C-SPAN 3 caught my eye. Sean Naylor was pouting because JSOC is tight lipped and it makes his job harder (Wah! Wah!). Interesting discussion though

    http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/SpecialOpera
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  2. goon175

    goon175 Ranger Verified SOF

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    Anyone who claims JSOC is "tight lipped" as of late needs to be slapped.
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  3. Freefalling

    Freefalling Signal Administrator

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    That is rich.
  4. SOWT

    SOWT SOWT Verified SOF

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    He should know better by now, asshat.
  5. Ravage

    Ravage running up that hill

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    It's interesting he compared SOCOM/JSOC level of keeping things under the rug to the US nuke arsenal. Claming that if th elater would use the same approach as the first one, we would not know about the Manhatan Project. Naylor seems to forget that times have changed. The West os no longer in a tug-of-war with the Soviet Union. The enemy is no longer so visible that we need to make a more angry face.

    Plus, his claims seem to be more in the interest of having a way to write more and more articles/books etc. All in the favor of him getting his new paycheck - for a best seller of course.

    Even a laymen like me can see a difference in actually making a point, and trying to pass through his own agenda - which is access to more and more 'cool guy stories' which he can put in his next "New York Times Best Seller" :thumbsdown:

    The SF Colonel speech on the other hand was very, very interesting, and very enlightening.
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  6. lucky l3fty

    lucky l3fty Verified Military

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    Exactly what I got out of it.

    Great link, thanks for posting this.

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