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Report: US Special Forces Deployed in 75 Countries

HeadlineJun 04, 2010

The Washington Post has revealed new details of the Obama administration’s expansion of covert military operations abroad. Special Operations forces are now deployed in seventy-five countries, compared to sixty at the start of last year. US commanders are said to be planning for increased operations in Somalia. Plans for military strikes in several regions have been developed in the event of attacks or the discovery of terror plots. Describing the changes under the Obama administration since President George W. Bush left office, an unnamed military official said, “They are talking publicly much less but they are acting more. They are willing to get aggressive much more quickly.”

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