Colonel Kevin C. Leahy is receptive to the complaints of his soldiers about the command structure's micromanagement, but said he allows his forces to figure out how to do the job. (U.S. Army)
Washington Times: Green Berets in Islamic State fight frustrated with top brass micromanagement
The secretive teams of Green Berets guiding rebels in northeast Syria have expressed frustration with the amount of micromanagement they receive from a top-heavy headquarters in Iraq and the United States.
Special Forces sources tell of support staff watching the free-spirited Green Berets on reconnaissance aircraft and then criticizing their performance as they conduct the mission officially described as “train, advise and assist” the multi-ethnic Syrian Democratic Forces. The Americans and SDF are fighting their way toward Raqqa, the Islamic State terrorist army’s home base in Syria. Some of the “assisting” has drawn the Americans into firefights.
One officer chalked up the complaints to the sensitive political situation of U.S. troops on the ground in a chaotic country amid competing groups of Arab, Kurdish and Turkish forces, all converging with different objectives. The Green Berets, known officially as Army Special Forces, must act under strict combat rules after President Obama approved their insertion one year ago.
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WNU Editor: This has been a common complaint for the past decade .... but I my gut is telling me that this is going to change when the Trump administration takes office next month.
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