Special operators will be countering violent extremists for the ‘long haul’
Shawn Snow
The commander of the United States Special Operations Command said Tuesday that American commandos will continue to engage violent extremists for the “long haul."
Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, the commander of SOCOM, said Tuesday during a virtual running of the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, that countering violent extremist groups was a generational issue and would remain the number one priority for U.S. special operators.
Clarke’s comments comes as national security experts and members of Congress have questioned SOCOM’s role in addressing near-peer adversaries like Russia and China.
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2020/05/12/special-operators-will-be-countering-violent-extremists-for-the-long-haul/
