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| William McRaven: A warrior's career sacrificed for politics |
| 2016-04-25 |
| Posted by:newc |
| #12 I got it off of twitter but forgot which user |
| Posted by: newc 2016-04-25 23:12 |
| #11 I want to say I heard it on the radio yat are not sure. When you and a Secretary of State have an irrational boss, it could tend to make you closer in order for a better result is my take on it. I will look to see where I got that. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-04-25 17:40 |
| #10 Hillary and him are close Posted by newc Indeed interesting. Source on that one ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-25 17:06 |
| #9 Hillary and him are close |
| Posted by: newc 2016-04-25 16:50 |
| #8 I liked him, a great officer. He is a tier one guy so it's not uncommon for them to focus on jsoc event and direct action over the special forces that truly shapes the environment prior to a DA mission. With that he would be an asset to any admin except for hillary's. She is a hack that will make make her decisions like her husband did, all based on public opinion polls. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2016-04-25 15:53 |
| #7 Welcome to the kakistocracy. Expect things to get much, much worse. |
| Posted by: charger 2016-04-25 11:39 |
| #6 The article linked in the OP is a great read. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2016-04-25 11:03 |
| #5 This left me furious. Can anyone name the politicians to whom McRaven refers? |
| Posted by: Phairt Barnsmell9169 2016-04-25 10:25 |
| #4 In my humble opinion: Admiral McRaven read both the tactical and political 'tea leaves.' Complicated by the Obama pull-out, the training of Islamic 'Host Nation' military forces had been costly and had not gained the necessary traction to attain victory. Taliban and AQ [now ISIS] leadership and networks must be effectively dealt with. In spite of previous, highly publisized failures [Son Tay Raid and Desert One], vertical Envelopment operations such the highly successful 4 July 1976 Raid on Entebbe and the 4 May 1978 raid at Cassinga were re-examined and studied: Direct Action (DA) Either overt or covert action against an enemy force. Seize, damage, or destroy a target; capture or recover personnel or material in support of strategic/operational objectives or conventional forces. Short-duration, small-scale offensive actions. May require raids, ambushes, direct assault tactics; emplace mines and other munitions; conduct standoff attacks by firing from air, ground, or maritime platforms; designate or illuminate targets for precision-guided munitions; support for cover and deception operations; or conduct independent sabotage normally inside enemy-held territory. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-25 09:57 |
| #3 McRaven is credited for organizing and overseeing the execution of Operation Neptune Spear, the special ops raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011. CIA Director Leon Panetta delegated the raid to McRaven who has worked almost exclusively on counter-terrorism operations and strategy since 2001. [WIK] On June 13 [2010], Bill McRaven replaced Stan McChrystal as JSOC commander. McRaven was a SEAL officer with a reputation as a deep thinker, based in part on his time at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey, California, where he designed -- and was the first graduate from - the special operations/low-intensity conflict curriculum. He turned his thesis into a book, SpecOps - Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice,in which he presented his own definition of special operations, one that paid homage to the direct action missions that were the forte of JSOC and the SEALs, but which ignored the unconventional warfare approach that was the specialty of Special Forces. Sean Naylor, 'Relentless Strike' page 348. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-25 09:27 |
| #2 From others who know him, phrases such as "Great American" come to mind. Nothing heard about his inclusion in the next administration. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-25 03:27 |
| #1 Please speak to me of what you think of this Commander. He will be in the next administration no matter who wins. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-04-25 03:04 |