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A U.S. Commando Team Is Getting Close to the Iran Border
Atlantice Wire ^

Posted on 01/20/2012 10:16:07 AM PST by nuconvert

An Army officer speaking on behalf of special forces confirmed on Thursday that a team of "highly trained personnel that excel in uncertain environments" are operating near Iran. Spencer Ackerman just published the scoop on Wired's Danger Room blog:

The primary, day-to-day mission of the team, known as Joint Special Operations Task Force-Gulf Coordinating Council, is to mentor military units belonging to the U.S.' oil-rich Arab allies, who collectively are known as the Gulf Coordinating Council. Those Arab states consider Iran to be their primary foreign threat.

The task force provides "highly trained personnel that excel in uncertain environments," Maj. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for special-operations forces in the Mideast, tells Danger Room, and "seeks to confront irregular threats."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; looselips; nationalsecurity; threats
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1 posted on 01/20/2012 10:16:08 AM PST by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Someone please drive their boot up his ass, ram his weapon down his throat, and tell him to shut up!


2 posted on 01/20/2012 10:18:50 AM PST by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: nuconvert
I hope they gave those guys a giant sign saying, “here we are!”. Geesh, do we keep ANYTHING secret?
3 posted on 01/20/2012 10:21:27 AM PST by ryan71 (Dear spell check - No, I will not capitalize the "m" in moslem!)
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To: nuconvert

I wouldn’t be mentoring anything Arab or Muslim in any way shape or form.

Mentoring people we may have to fight later on ios a bit stupid IMO.

How many of these people can be trusted? Muslim? Arab? I wouldn’t turn my back on any of them.


4 posted on 01/20/2012 10:21:51 AM PST by Venturer
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To: nuconvert

I wouldn’t be mentoring anything Arab or Muslim in any way shape or form.

Mentoring people we may have to fight later on is a bit stupid IMO.

How many of these people can be trusted? Muslim? Arab? I wouldn’t turn my back on any of them.


5 posted on 01/20/2012 10:21:58 AM PST by Venturer
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To: nuconvert

Why would this be made public? Disinformation? Some foolish attempt to scare achmadinnerjacket?


6 posted on 01/20/2012 10:22:02 AM PST by Made In The USA (This post may be recorded for quality purposes.)
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To: SgtHooper

Psyops!


7 posted on 01/20/2012 10:22:22 AM PST by HonorInPa
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To: nuconvert

I would doubt this is a surprise to the Iranians, and may possibly be disinformation.


8 posted on 01/20/2012 10:23:56 AM PST by krogers58
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To: nuconvert

We must be wary ...

...zer0, will start a new war and cause the death of millions, if he thinks it will help his re-election chances.


9 posted on 01/20/2012 10:27:56 AM PST by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: ryan71

Loose lips sink ships. Just think about how many leaks there have been in the last few years.


10 posted on 01/20/2012 10:28:24 AM PST by toolman1401
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To: nuconvert

So, this “scoop” is that we have a special ops task force mentoring our allies near Iran. Wow, that’s some “scoop”.


11 posted on 01/20/2012 10:28:55 AM PST by tentmaker
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To: Venturer
As a Jew, I consider the Arab people, my distant cousins. I can tell you that after living in Detroit, I've worked with and befriended a number of Arabs, albeit Christian Arabs, and they are a hard working, good hearted people.

That said, I believe that muslims, be they arab, black, asian, white or whatever are part of an insane, evil death cult and are all potentially dangerous.

Sadly, it is the Arab people that have been most affected by this scourge.

12 posted on 01/20/2012 10:31:41 AM PST by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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To: nuconvert

Iran has probably been watching these commandos for days with the stealth drone Obama gave them...


13 posted on 01/20/2012 10:32:10 AM PST by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: nuconvert

Baloney


14 posted on 01/20/2012 10:32:25 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: nuconvert

Treasonous bat-turds that put this out..get a rope!


15 posted on 01/20/2012 10:34:01 AM PST by SueRae (I can see November from my HOUSE!!!!!!!! 11.06.2012, the Tower of Sauron falls,)
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To: nuconvert

Okay

A: Why is this in the news? Lose Lips Sink Ships!

B: What is the Administration itching for a war to get people to rally around him for election time? Wag The Dog in other words....


16 posted on 01/20/2012 10:41:43 AM PST by Sprite518
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To: nuconvert

I´ll bet they really trust their CIC. He´d stop at nothing to get them kill...uh, I mean...drilled...uh, shot...uh....


17 posted on 01/20/2012 10:42:24 AM PST by onedoug
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To: nuconvert

Another Obama campaign ad. Army officer’s are forbidden from making public statements that are not approved. Remember Obama gave access to uncleared movie execs to TS info for the Navy Seals movie. Obama’s re-election trumps national security.


18 posted on 01/20/2012 10:44:24 AM PST by douginthearmy (Obamagebra: 1 job + 1 hope + 1 change = 0 jobs + 0 hope)
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To: nuconvert

Can OB set up a satellite surveillance so we can track their movements in real time?


19 posted on 01/20/2012 10:46:34 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: Alas Babylon!; American_Centurion; An.American.Expatriate; ASA.Ranger; ASA Vet; Ax; Azeem; ...

MI/SOCOM Ping


20 posted on 01/20/2012 10:47:57 AM PST by ASA Vet (Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
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