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Originally Posted by Aktungbby
Too bad Tom Clancy missed it. Lets hope the $5 million for the Libyan goes toward the deficit. My question is: If the SEALs can snipe pirates at sea ( a la Tom Hanks) and land on the shores of Somalia how are there any pirates; we would seem to have it generally zeroed in.
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Well there are thousands of pirates in Somalia in a fairly safe region (for them) where gathering solid intel is very difficult at best.On top of that you only risk you most elite forces on the most vital targets or in the most vital situations because you never know what may go right or wrong.Elite forces have bad days too.
Generally speaking at any one time in a given region there may only be a few dozen elite of a given unit readily available you want to employ them but not over employ them.
Also just the general expense of a black op is prohibitive.
The Libya operation was Delta Force who typically avoid the limelight and are not officially acknowledged by the DOD unlike the SEALs.That does not mean that for some very bad people who are no longer in this world their last sight was not a stack of Delta Force bursting in.Any member of Delta is a bad dude a true Spartan warrior with many years of experience as a Ranger and a Green Beret before even getting invited to try for Delta.This is out in every media outlet so someone at the Pentagon felt that they should get credit and very rare attention so they let it be known through unofficial channels.
Saddam Hussein capture that was Delta and the raid where his two sons where killed Delta was in on that as well along with many operations in Afghanistan.Some you have heard about but credit was not given not that a Delta member needs attention.Not to rag the SEALs but they are the "Hollywood" elite force and in truth it is
DEVGRU which is comprised of the most skilled SEALs is the truly elite group they did the Bin Laden raid.DEVGRU is another invite only unit other SEALs in DEVGRU must approve any possible candidate to get invited to try out.