[Steel Wolf]

Expectation among the 16 soldiers, attached to Task Force Black (TFB), the secret American and British special forces unit based in the Iraqi capital, was high. Each member of the four four-man groups was a veteran of many missions where the intelligence promised much - only to deliver little.

Go Black! I knew I'd enjoy this article, and I'd suggest that you give it a careful read over. A lot of good details here. The SAS know how to get the job done.

(No comment on the second sentence, though.)

[MrNatural]

..many missions where the intelligence promised much - only to deliver little..

Obligatory Telegraph dig at US military 'incompetence'?