I always wondered why so many ex-SEALS talked so much. Always seemed odd to me that special-ops guys would blab about their deeds. Must have been the $$$.
It has to do with several idiots in the fly infested White Hut bragging to Hollywood about what happened with Obama Bin Biden.
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Note to Ray Starmann: Has it occurred to you a$$hole not to write articles like this?
And thanks to this author The Activity is coming out of the shadows ...
no...the SEALs need to stop serving a role as Obama’s bodyguards . He uses them just like he uses a fleet of mil aircraft . To haul his ass around , to guard and protect his numerous holidays . No C&C could be least worth their efforts . Well, maybe Bernie Sanders .... It’s time for our military to find it’s balls again , to start telling the civilians what is acceptable and what isn’t , and to have the courage to tell the civs to go pound sand , if & when necessary .
I know , I know , they are sworn to protect and defend and all that stuff . But the current questionable leadership , that a dimwit and deluded American electorate ( along with vast vote corruption ) is NOT WORTH THEIR OATH(s) .
I wish ALL SEALs and Armed Forces members in general would keep in mind the words of Robert E. Lee , delivered long ago and yet more true than ever today :
†True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary , at one period , to that which it does at another , and the motive which impels them – the desire to do right – is precisely the same . The circumstances which govern their actions change ; and their conduct must conform to the new order of things “
SEALs ( and others ) are the spear point. They deserve the best leadership . Not this sad lack of leadership that they suffer under today . I hope and pray they find a way to throw off this ridiculous burden .
What’s with the weird ascii characters surrounding every other word? It makes it hard to read!
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And that's for smaller countries.
For countries like China, it's enough to give them a competitive edge. Again, not enough to be as good or better than DEVGRU, but still enough to make it not matter as much.
I personally believe the average age difference between a SEAL (including DEVGRU) member and that of a Delta member is part of the reason why you don't hear Delta talking as much. They do as many missions, but it's rare to hear about it.
In fact, it is such a stark difference that when 2 weeks back a 'special operations team' rescued those hostages (at the cost of one of their own) I immediately posted it has to be Delta. Why? Simply because the story didn't have lots of details released (at least initially), and didn't have details such as which SEAL team plastered all over. If it's hush hush it's probably Delta.
Defeat your enemy first in his mind.
NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo!
Notice the line about Col. Beckwith modeling Delta Force on the “Famous S.A.S” — did the author ever realize that the fact that British SAS is indeed famous blows his entire argument?
This information might be a little bit dated but DELTA was initially formed for a specific purpose — hostage rescue. They were focused on anti-terror. It is therefore a relatively small unit of hand picked Special Forces operators. Comparing DELTA to the SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU) is more accurate than comparing them to the SEALs in general.
Who the heck eats prime rib with A-1 steak sauce?
This morning on FOX I saw 3 former-military on a panel discussing Trump’s VA reform ideas. Two Marines and a former SEAL. The SEAL was wearing a miniature gold trident on his jacket lapel. The others were not wearing USMC eagle globe and anchors.
In the specwar community, this is called “Selling your trident” and it’s frowned upon.
30 years ago when I was a frogman, we were called, “The Silent Option.” Now it’s the option that won’t shut up, and goes looking for cameras. ENOUGH ALREADY!
When I served in the USN, it was standing doctrine for SEAL ops that if any word at all ever made it to print, the mission was considered compromised.
Recon rules.
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