U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress

Feickert, Andrew

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    Unconventional warfare;    Special forces (Military science);    Counterterrorism;   

RP-ID  :  RS21048
RP-ID  :  RS21048_2008May16

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in U.S. military operations and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. Potential increased SOF involvement in Pakistan and SOF expansion mandated by the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) might be issues for congressional consideration.