I do not believe that the Taliban attack on our helicopter carrying members of Seal Team 6 and members of other Seal Teams. How many helicopter missions fly in and out of the bases on a daily basis. Even if the Taliban anticipated, planned, and ambushed this mission, what are the odds that the one helicopter hit was the one with the teams on it?
Historically, our heroes work in the shadows of history. Our government, as a matter of policy for decades has always kept the names and unit designations of its Special Forces out of the public record. Not because they wished to hog the glory, but to keep our missions secret, to keep those members safe from reprisal, and to keep their families safe from reprisal.
The President of Afghanistan has been having family members assassinated on a fairly regular basis. One half-brother was killed by a long-time body guard, one that was thought to be above reproach. What is the odds that one of these individuals passed onto their contacts within the Taliban the fact that not just any Seal team was on the move, but Seal Team 6 specifically? The odds are quite high, actually. Enough for me to feel fairly certain.
The person in our government to spill this bit of information was none other than the Vice President himself, Joseph Biden. Even as an Admiral refused to discuss the team, Joe Biden spilled it out for the entire world. On purpose? Possibly. Does not really matter now. His discretion and ability to keep his mouth shut in the past was non-existent, so it is not like it should come as any surprise.
None of the members of Seal Team 6 that terminated Bin Laden were on that helicopter, so this tells me that there will be more attempts on the team, and not only that, but I believe that in short order there will be attempts on the family and friends of ST 6. Failing that, they will begin targeting the families of any special forces personnel utilizing domestics. My old home State of Michigan may have several willing parties as it is the site of the largest population of Muslims living in the United States.
This is one of those times that I wish I were wrong. Let's hope I am. I do.
Live well.
--Zavost
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