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And (believe it or not) that's a good thing - it's even more applicable to our near term (next 10-15 years) future as the Regiment looks for relevance beyond the missions of the previous 10 years. Lambert is something of a "mixed bag" but in this, he's right. I'm not so sure about the author of this book though.
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Your perspective is very interesting, but I imagine many would consider it controversial. In the book "On Killing" which has been discussed at length in this forum the author makes a case that U.S. soldiers have been trained to insure a greater propensity to killing the enemy. If that's true, I would think that direct action missions would hold a greater appeal, and seeing these missions being conducted outside of SF would be a bitter pill to many. However,
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it's even more applicable to our near term (next 10-15 years) future as the Regiment looks for relevance beyond the missions of the previous 10 years.
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,this appears to be a very forward thinking, and would be interesting to see this concept expanded upon.
If this new division of labor is a reality, how do you think it would affect participation in the future missions that are akin to SOG missions, or the invasion of Afghanistan? It seems a SF world where missions like these are not viable would be a World without luster.
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