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US Special Ops Have Become Much, Much Scarier Since 9/11

www.businessinsider.com

After Sept. 11, 2001, the Bush administration began waging a global war on terrorism both openly and on the “dark side.”

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Directed by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the White House expanded the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) into a global capturing and killing machine.

JSOC, which includes troops from a variety of America’s best units, grew from fewer than 2,000 troops before 9/11 to as many as 25,000 today.

While most of their missions remain classified, JSOC operators have been used far more aggressively in the past decade than ever before.