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I HOPE IT IS!
If it isn't then someone needs to get that community together and tell them to knock it off! I'll never forget when Admiral McRaven was told by an old time retired Special Forces General to get out of the news media. The Admiral laughed at him. I bet he isn't laughing now.
Special Operations always complains that Big Army or Big Navy or Big Whatever always gets in the way and keeps them from operating the way that they would like.
If shit like this keeps up you can bet that Special Operations will be snatched back again....and just think...a few months ago McRaven wanted Combatant Commander status to deploy his forces world wide!
We recently posted a video entitled, “Dishonorable Disclosures” by a group named OpSec that was making a case that the Obama administration had been releasing details of special operations for political gain. Their timing couldnt have been worse. We knew that a major book was on the horizon (and they should have to) by a bin Laden raid participant so we were a bit cautious about the whole politicized thing. Since the OpSec group is headed by SEALs it would surely make them look kind of foolish if an even bigger leak came out by a fellow SEAL. Well, now that book has been announced. According to a report by ABC News, “The book, titled “No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden,” was written by a former SEAL team leader who the publisher said was “one of the first men through the door on the third floor of the terrorist leader’s hideout.” See the ABCNews story for details on the upcoming book by “Mark Owen.”Man I hope this is all a false news story.
While we are certainly looking forward to reading the book, we hope that the group OpSec will attempt to maintain their legitimacy by also working to educate the public on any damage that this book might cause. Here’s your chance to do the right thing guys.
I HOPE IT IS!
If it isn't then someone needs to get that community together and tell them to knock it off! I'll never forget when Admiral McRaven was told by an old time retired Special Forces General to get out of the news media. The Admiral laughed at him. I bet he isn't laughing now.
Special Operations always complains that Big Army or Big Navy or Big Whatever always gets in the way and keeps them from operating the way that they would like.
If shit like this keeps up you can bet that Special Operations will be snatched back again....and just think...a few months ago McRaven wanted Combatant Commander status to deploy his forces world wide!
