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The Obama administration is counting on Special Operations forces'
identifying targets for Predator drones, in hopes that they won't
have to raise the number of ground troops - but still kill enough
people to keep the war going. That's the lesson they've learnt from
AfPak.<br>
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"If we have multiple, highly skilled Special Operations forces
identifying targets for precision-guided munitions, we will need
fewer conventional ground forces. That's an important lesson learned
from Afghanistan." —General Tommy Franks, in <i>American Soldier</i>
(2004)<br>
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"If we have multiple, highly skilled Special Operations forces
identifying targets for precision-guided munitions, we will need
fewer conventional ground forces. That's an important lesson learned
from Afghanistan." —George W. Bush, in <i>Decision Points </i>(2010)<br>
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