SOCOM units are very adept at "killing terrorists". The problem is the Army knows how to conduct counterinsurgency with finesse and not with a truck full of hammers. It takes years to understand and develop good counterinsurgency fighters...something interloping units have not yet picked up on.
I love the army. All of the military in my family has been Army. I was in Army ROTC prior to deciding not to join the military. But the Army’s tactics are not exactly working in spades.