[Former Military Chick]

I know there are Galloway fans on FR. I also know there are many Freeper's who read Galloway with a healthy portion of skepticism.

However for this article I would love to hear from folks who either knew of Operational Detachment-Delta and COL Beckwith. It will add much to Galloways thread on FR. Thanks in advance.

[ProudVet77]

I remember that morning. Thank you Jimmy Carter.
Truth is that Delta Force could not have freed them. Nor could the Navy SEALs. It would have taken a combined arms operation, with maybe SOFs going into the compound after we blew the cr@p out of everything for 2 miles and created an air dominance zone.

[xsrdx]

[bad company]

Not long afterward Beckwith quietly retired from the Army. He never tried to put the blame on Carter then, or ever. He died nearly 15 years later, convinced that most of the blame lay with inter-service rivalry.

Actually in his book He blamed the lack of interservice training.