Defense

Special Operators to be last out

Special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall --the Associated Press is reporting as U.S. forces begin to draw ...

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February 7, 2012 7:30 pm

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Special operations forces in Afghanistan are preparing for a possible expanded role as overall –the Associated Press is reporting as U.S. forces begin to draw down after a decade of war. Adm. Bill McRaven, the special operations commander who led last year’s Navy SEAL raid against Osama bin Laden, confirmed that special operations forces would be the last to leave under the Obama administration’s current plan.