The US Must Rethink How It Uses Special Operators, Says Incoming SOLIC Secretary
Government Executive | July 13, 2017
Special operations forces, stretched thin by 15 years of war and a perception that they’re the silver bullet for any security problem, can’t go on this way even if it means re-evaluating how they fit into the U.S.’s various missions around the globe, the nominee for assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity conflict told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.