Obama’s ‘Boots on the Ground’: U.S. Special Forces Are Sent to Tackle Global Threats

By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT from NYT World http://ift.tt/1NJHbcU
via IFTTT While the president has repeatedly said he opposes sending Americans to fight in far-flung countries, his administration carves out exceptions for Special Operations and some officials resort to linguistic contortions to mask the forces’ combat role.