Don’t ever forget their sacrifices.Fancy watching ' Extortion' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Phil Volken-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off. “My son lies in Arlington next to his brave teammates of Extortion 17. Have you done that? If you haven’t, then don’t question something you know nothing about. They put their life on the line every single day for you and me, protecting our freedom. They are college graduates, Eagle Scouts, captain of their sports team. They are husbands, sons, fathers, brothers, uncles. Scott B from Florida commented: “Did anyone even consider who these men really are? One of the most moving reader posts discussed a 2011 incident mentioned in the piece: the downing of helicopter Extortion 17 in Afghanistan, which killed all aboard, including 17 SEALs. ![]() That doesn’t mean no oversight but you simply cannot micromanage warfare, particularly special ops, if you Not everything can or should be revealed. That require darkness of sky and darkness of the mind. Plumpe of Detroit, Mich., pointed out: “Sometimes things need to be done To know what is happening, and for those in leadership to restrain the cowboys doing the killing and those who send them on their way.”īut William C. “The more there is, the more outrage it presents to ‘rule by the people.’ The article seems to indicate we have crossed the line many times and it warrants a demand on the part of the public “Secret warfare is inimical in a democracy,” claimed Doug Terry from Maryland. Some readers mulled the lack of congressional or broader military oversight of Team 6. debacles of the last 20 years have only demonstrated the truth of what I just said. military views its combat operators as theyĭo a Jeep, or a Truck, something to use up and replace when destroyed. Wrote Ed Burke, from Long Island: “The U.S. For who are these guys fighting? Big banks? Big oil? Certainly not me.” “But this jingoism and blind love for all things death and destruction will have a price. “I’m not saying many in the military are not great people,” said Vladįrom Wallachia. Others took issue with the larger ideals SEALs are battling for and with the military complex engaging them. Mike D., from Brooklyn, was succinct: “You may see heroes. These are trained murderers who serve a veryĭark and disturbing agenda of the establishment.” “Please take a moment to think about that. Of New York, referring to a 2011 yacht hijacking off Africa, which left four Americans dead. “One SEAL member slashed an enemy combatant 91! times,” exclaimed DB Cooper, In a guerrilla war, there is always the danger of becoming worse than the enemy.”Īnd a solid core of readers unilaterally condemned SEAL Team 6, sometimes harshly. Wrote commenter BlueMoose from Binghamton: “I am torn between being proud of these people and horrified at what they do. Other readers praised the SEALs yet pointed to moral quandaries inherent in their operations. I am thankful my service held none of these attributes but recognize others’ To wage war successfully, you must be uglier, more brutal, and embrace violence. Uncle Hud, who identified himself as a Navy veteran, wrote: “War is ugly, brutalĪnd unimaginably violent. In a world of asymmetrical warfare, the Seal Team 6 members are the tip of the spear against ruthless zealots.” Who are trained to perform with complete efficiency in desperately difficult situations. Jim from Tucson agreed: “I’m very glad we have men like those in Seal Team 6 “I wish it wasn’t necessary, but it is, and few have the guts to do it. ![]() “To many of us out here, you are heroes serving thanklessly in the dirtiest war(s) our country has ever encountered,” wrote Jeremy from Santa Cruz, an emergency room doctor. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates (thus inspiring the Tom Hanks movie, “Captain Phillips”).Ī large number of readers lauded SEAL Team 6 for its work. The article also spotlighted the unit’s triumphs apart from the Osama bin Laden raid, such as rescuing Pfc. It implicated the team in troublingįailures, like the killing of a British aid worker it was trying to rescue from the Taliban or the deaths of innocent civilians, one a The article probed the culture of a secretive Special Operations unit, which often acts with limited oversight, and situated it in the context of how today’s wars are fought. Heights of patriotic idealism and plumbed the depths of war-weary cynicism. More than 1,000 readers of a Sunday story about SEAL Team 6 debated those questions in a discussion that reached the Nancy Wartik is a news assistant and comment moderator.īrutal, misguided killers? Courageous heroes to whom our country is deeply in debt? Or both?
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