Notwithstanding rhetoric regarding who our "future commandos" will be... what are the two offensive tenants of Unconventional Warfare??? Sabotage and subversion. I know there have been attempts to remove these terms from the UW lexicon, but I still believe that these tactics are crucial to our ability to conduct guerilla warfare. Times have changed since WWII though and we need to adapt... the most critical structure may no longer be that railroad substation, but a computer server or network! Subversion - how can we most effectively psychologically undermine the strength of a foreign government? Well, the most immediate and widespread effects may be achieved through the information superhighway.
Read this...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...6EI_story.html
Our cybersecurity is on its heels - there is no offensive consequence that we offer. So, not only can we use these guys for our mission, but if the USG wants to prosecute targets that are attacking our networks, a precise small unit raid may be worth conducting.
I'm not arguing for placing another regiment or battalion under SOCOM/USASOC, but SF should definitely be working with these guys.