Currently there are four service branches, Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marines. Each has a four star as service chief and sits on the Joint Chiefs. Each service has an area of responsibility. The Army, to fight ground wars, mainly conventional,The Navy takes care of the sea, weapons, troop and supply delivery. The Air Force covers offensive air, defensive air and missles and the Marines are America,s 911 first responders. We need a fifth branch. A Special Force, based on elements of the Special Forces, Seals, etc with a touch of good old CIA tactics. Special Force would address the current state of war, be it guerilla or terrorist and develop tactics to deal with neutralize such enemies. Conventional forces cant do the job as proved in Vietnam and Iraq. We need highly motivated, trained and educated specialists to form groups to deal with different unconventional war strategies. I would have troops in Afghanistan working much like the old mujahadin of the 80's. Mobile, fast, speaking Dari and Pashto and understanding the cultures and religion. I would focus another group on Iran and on North Korea. Another group would deal with terrorist groups in general. I'm not talking about regiment sized groups here, more like multi division sized groups, responible to their own. Special operations people are not always viewed highly in their respective services. They need one of their own.
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