Na it's not ignored. People know however the logistics are too secret to ever know what REALLY goes on. People in countries like niger know waay more about special forces than most Americans because they have first hand knowledge.
Trump's Benghazi?—4 Soldiers Killed In NIGER: Update 3/4 Video of ambush released
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David_TheMan
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Man its documented in this country the shyt the US Special forces do we know in central america they were organizing death squads, they were killing women and children in Vietnam
It's not All documented breh but I know what u mean
It's pretty much all foul. Part of America.
What can u do?
Trump doesn't care about higher risk missions or the loss of life that could be avoided with better planning and selection.
This might not be the case here, but he's said as much previously.
AndroidHero
Superstar
I'm against US interventions in foreign countries, but these Special forces were probably there to fight Boko Haram, you still think its a shame Boko Haram didn't kill the whole squad?
If you're confused about why spec ops are doing dirt in Niger you should check out the book Dirty Wars.
Basically, the Bush administration gave the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) the freedom to conduct their own intelligence operations wherever they want (free from the CIA and congressional oversight) and act on that intelligence, mostly in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Obama administration then gave JSOC even greater freedom, allowing them to conduct operations globally, mostly in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia at the time.
Now they running wild.
Basically, the Bush administration gave the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) the freedom to conduct their own intelligence operations wherever they want (free from the CIA and congressional oversight) and act on that intelligence, mostly in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Obama administration then gave JSOC even greater freedom, allowing them to conduct operations globally, mostly in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia at the time.
Now they running wild.
David_TheMan
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Nothing has changed.There is no excuse for there to be a special force or black ops, if they are there it should be open and widely known and at public invitation of host nation, and even then I would be against it because it isn't the purpose of the US military which is to defend the US.
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
That may be your opinion, and a valid one at that, but that isn't the stated purpose of the US Military. Hasn't been since the Monroe Doctrine, and especially not since the Roosevelt Corollary.
Thats not "illegal"
David_TheMan
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You don't need special forces to train nigerian army, training is a cover for their real activity.
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
Training is what the Green Berets have always done and specialize in. I'd rather they train locals and assist them in counter terrorism in the region then extremists go about unchecked..
Negged/reported
David_TheMan
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It is my opinion, which I thought was clear since it was a post replying to another poster asking me my opinion
David_TheMan
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Green Berets train indignious populations, official army joint training is typically not done by the Green Berets though, its done formally and openly with training of officers and etc, that is what the premier world dictator school, School of America was for, hell you even see cross training Saudi officers at Maxwell.