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Old 11-28-2007, 14:16   #2
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Originally Posted by Scimitar View Post
Reading thru the 'Sticky' 'Special Forces - a primer' trying to gain a better understanding of the SF mission.

One of the 7 primary SF missions is...



One of the collateral missions is...



How do these two missions really differ? They seem very similar from the blurb description.
Different legislative origin?
Different initiation point (US initiated, Host Nation initiated)?
Different strategic environments, low level counter insurgency type assistance vs more full blown conflict?

Thank you in advance

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What is the last sentence of the SA definition, Grasshopper?

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