Thank You Navy SEALS!

Each day it is important that we remember the men and women who sacrifice so much for our country. Today though, I would like to send out a special thanks to Navy SEAL Team Six. These are the most highly trained and efficient warriors in the world and on Sunday they proved it. Over the next days and weeks the detail will come out and we can start to appreciate the job these men did in Pakistan. The SEAL team is under the JSOC, Joint Special Operations Command, based at Fort Bragg. They operate along with the Army Rangers, Delta Force and the Air Force 24th Special Squadron. Also available from SOCOM, Special Operations Command are the Marines Force Recon. Any of these groups could have been called upon to perform the operation into Pakistan and the killing of Osama bin Laden. All of them would have loved the opportunity. The SEALS got the call and performed above and beyond to accomplish the mission at hand. OUTSTANDING job. Thank you to each and every person involved. One last thank you to the President of the United States. This was a risky call, but one our President showed leadership to make. The war against terrorists will be fought in this fashion. We must remember that the outcomes are not certain and there will be times that we will loose our men in these actions, but this is the new warfare. Look at our own history to see the effect of smaller units in quick strikes. During the revolutionary war the British, had a larger force and the arrogance of the British, had them marching down the road in wide open spaces. The Americans with less troops and less firepower hid behind trees and fences. They did quick hits and moved. That is the way of the modern terrorist. They hit and hide. The only way to win this new war is to hit and hide. We poured large amounts of troops into areas, but al-Qaeda knew we were coming and moved. This time we went in quick, hit our targets and got out. This is what will work going forward. This is how JSOC and the elite Seals team 6 did their mission on Sunday. This is how they killed bin Laden and this is what I thank them for.