ANALYSIS - ANTI-PIRATEs OPERATIONAL SCUTTLEBUTT
I have been asked to provide analysis on the following story that's been making it's rounds on the Internet, of Obama's decision making with the hostages . . . (Italics mine - STORMBRINGER)
"Internet Scuttlebutt has this report originating from a Marine that 'lives just outside Coronado where the Seals train . . . he uses the Coronado Officers’ club' . . . - the events stated in this report jive with what I was told via other sources . . . OK this guy is in San Diego and the SEALs who pulled off the opn were DEVGRU SEALs from Little Creek - that does not shake the credibility of this report; we live in the Information Age, people. Telephones and emails and secure briefings happen. Get used to it.
I'm going out on a limb here saying I buy the general themes expressed here and I'll tell you why: A) I did two tours in in-extremis units (if you never heard that term I'm not going to explain it) - this anecdote expresses the doctrinally correct sequence of events for how this sort of thing is supposed to play out . . . the National Command Authority states broad guidance regarding Rules of Engagement and the criteria to engage, the ranking man at the situation puts his assets into place and makes the call regarding when to engage the shooters . . . .
Having spoken to some SEAL pals yesterday and asking why this thing dragged out for 4 days, I got the following:
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Stormbringer on the Pirates.....
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I judged it as reasonably accurate reporting based on the fact that the right words and sequencing or events were used that wouldn't be familiar to an internet pretender.
That was my gut instinct.
Friend in the "infantry spec ops wing" of the USAF said he felt about the same of it when it ws emailed to him. Like you said about the other, if you didn't know the USAF has it's own operators on the ground, no need to explain it here...
Regards,
Tom
Interesting comment in that piece about verifying this by watching what happens to the on-scene commander's career.
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