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Old 05-02-2011, 13:15   #258
Sigaba
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Originally Posted by PRB View Post
Couldn't be that the Chairman Joint Chief's had anything to do with the selection of spec ops elements. Admiral What's his name....
I wonder if the selection was made by the POTUS himself. Given the success of the SEALs in liberating the Maersk Alabama, perhaps the president felt a certain comfort level in tasking them for this raid.

Also, by sending the navy rather than the army, the president can make ever more clear his intention to withdraw ground forces and to keep them home as GWOT continues.
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