Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral

Again, I don't think we would risk special forces to take out a couple of terrorists. What they would be doing is finding out which houses contain terrorists, and guiding those Predators to the correct target. Or alternately, they can make contact with a village chieftain who maybe don't like the terrorists too much, and persuade him to do the dirty work for us. That's the beauty of special forces: adaptability and flexibility.

Will they replace heavy weaponry? Of course not. Nobody expects them to. What they can do is tell that heavy weaponry where to shoot, as well as do things conventional forces cannot. Afganistan is a prime example of good use of special ops forces. They designated targets for airstrikes, made friends with the locals, helped train resistance forces, and in general made trouble for the Taliban while making America look good.