Ok I'm posting this Article here in this Tread (not in Early Bird) because it speaks of the Nightmare we have made for ourselves IMHO.
3rd Brigade Combat Team training to deploy to Afghanistan
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The extra soldiers assigned to the task force will allow it to expand operations that "assist in the defense of rural villages; provide support to the development of local governance; and provide support to economic and infrastructure development" through local Afghans, Afghan security forces and the Afghan government, Connolly said in an email.
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I have never understood why we (U.S. Special Forces) need some Conventional Army Infantry, Striker SBTC or/and M1 Tanks at our VSOs. Fire Bases, maybe, but most bases I still say NO. My issue with the focus SF under CJSOTF-A is going with all of these Conventional Units "HELPING" SF and SOF forces out is - WHY. Wait their our BSO and Base Guards… Yes so we can sleep better for the next day’s missions and patrols. Yes, I know and have heard the reasons. I have sat down and talked to TS and TL and TM NCOs about this whole new focus just coming back from this last trip. Guys from both from 7th and 3rd Groups. How most I will say, we don't like it. We don't want them. Most will say they can't get money to pay locals to do the ASG jobs like at a FB. WTH - for real??? Okay yes you say that is the way it is. I got it, but why is it that way?? Many reasons we all know that have been on a VSO or FB. Once again, I say most are because of what we (USSF) has done to ourselves.
I just wonder for every QP on here that worked in Vietnam and other lands of far and away that is now a Former Action Guy. Did you really have to pay everyone? Don't use the times are different now. Really, that is the reason. I have been in places in Afghanistan that locals thought we were RUSSIAN!!! No SHIT RUSSIANS!! They have no Power, water for fields is from ditches, Mud huts, Blah Blah… they do thing like many of our Grandfathers did 70 to 90 years ago here in the Great USA. So you say they need money?? Yes many do, but not all of them. That’s what makes us different from those Other Guys Again.
What has happen with USASFC and CJSOTF-A using SFODAs as force multipliers, like we were in 2002 to 2004/5ish.
Are we saying USSF - SFODA can't raise a Surrogate force? When do we need a Conventional Army support to be our fighting arm?? Do we??