Special Ops ‘Night Raids’ Are Rather Gentle

A soldier completes maintenance on an MH-47 Chinook belonging to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Special Forces soldiers say a lack of lift aircraft in Afghanistan has affected some ground operations. Army

Actually, Special Ops ‘Night Raids’ Are Rather Gentle -- The Danger Room

Anyone who came to the Senate Armed Services Committee to hear Vice Adm. William McRaven deliver the inside account of how his forces killed Osama bin Laden left disappointed. But under a cloud of vagueness, McRaven shed some light on how his shadowy forces wage the stealthy, lethal side of the war on terrorism. To hear him tell it, they’re not always the violent affair you’d imagine.

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My Comment: A friend of mine who worked in SWAT told me that most "break-down the door" operations usually went off without a hitch. I expect the same with special ops.