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To: varyouga

I think you might be taking some of the ‘Chuck Norris’ type legends surrounding special forces a bit too seriously there. I have heard many stories of soldiers from extremely crack units over here (Paras and Marines) in Britain being killed or put into intensive care through nightclub brawls with local chavs. A mate from Hereford even recalls a local newspaper reporting that an unnamed SAS guy was put in hospital through a night-time attack by a gang of local thugs. Nobody is invincible, and these people weren’t even attacked by people with the training and motivation a jihadi terrorist might have.


142 posted on 08/23/2012 7:47:56 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
I didn't say ALL special forces are that capable. They usually work as a team and each member is extremely capable in certain things. But sometimes, you get that guy that is nearly superhuman in everything.

I know the incidents you speak of but fighting hand to hand is much different from facing an equipped SF member.

Show me a single story where an elite SF member was killed by civilians while armed.

173 posted on 08/24/2012 1:27:05 PM PDT by varyouga
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