Checking In The Growth Of U.S. Special Operations Command.

Reining in SOCOM's Alarming Ambitions -- World Politics Review

In late-April, according to reporting by the New York Times, the U.S. Congress did something remarkable: It said no to U.S. Special Operations Command.

Asked by the command for new authorities to train security forces from Africa to the Middle East, a confused legislative branch, backed by the State Department and the rest of the U.S. military, denied the request. The request itself, though, reveals something of the ambitions harbored by the command. With its confidence boosted by operational successes and the esteem in which it is held, the command is marketing its units as the weapon of choice for U.S. policymakers trying to address America's varied national security challenges following the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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My Comment: It's about time that some are now starting to question the operational ambitions of the Special Forces. But .... with the White House backing the use of special forces in many of the world's trouble spots, this opposition will have it's work cut out for them.