Acting globally

The WaPo has a catchall article on the Obama administration's increased use of special ops and clandestine forces around the world to fight terrorism.

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Special Operations commanders have also become a far more regular presence at the White House than they were under George W. Bush's administration....

"We have a lot more access," a second 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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