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Special Operations
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To summarize the argument so far, SOF's strategic value is in part a function of their intrinsic attributes, which are grounded in their commando and warrior-diplomat skills, which they may employ directly or indirectly, independently, or in support of conventional-force operations.
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― United States Special Operations Forces
― United States Special Operations Forces
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But inevitably, after all the hardware questions had been answered, Breen would circle down to the question he’d really wanted to ask: What’s it like to blow some unsuspecting raghead’s shit away from a thousand yards? Carl always answered the same way: I tried not to think about that side of it, sir. It was a job, and I focused on the mechanics of it. Guys like Ray Breen never grasped the true nature of sniping. It was as much about concealment as it was about shooting.
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― Third Degree
― Third Degree
