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Old 06-04-2011, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by somerfrost View Post
The good news is that we have recently seen increased success in getting high value targets. Obama putting more emphasis on covert missions, less on a "boots on the ground" philosophy and it's paying off.
I agree. Bring our troops home, use special ops and drones when needed. That's one thing Obama has done well.

What to do about Gitmo is another disaster. No elected officials would allow them to be housed within their states within the continential US, so closure fell through. We just hold them forever? Targeted release hasn't gone well.
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