No Easy Day - Seal Team Six

[baconlettucetomato]

What say you MN?

I want to read it but more because I'm curious how far across the line he went with violating OPSEC/PERSEC.

www.amazon.com/No-Easy-Day-Firsthand-Account/dp/0525953728/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346800897&sr=8-1&keywords=no+easy+day

[basilosaurus]

I haven't read it, but Talk of the Nation did a show about it, and apparently he really didn't violate anything. It was more of a discussion of policy and philosophy than actual information about what they did.

[baconlettucetomato]

Sept 4, 2012 18:34:26 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

I haven't read it, but Talk of the Nation did a show about it, and apparently he really didn't violate anything. It was more of a discussion of policy and philosophy than actual information about what they did.

Interesting. I read a clip in an article where he describes how he shot info Bin Laden's lifeless body and the same article said it contains classified info.

[iluvmytxrgr]

I won't read it. I refuse to give that ass any of my money. I do know he's hiding because he's afraid of his former team members. They have all pretty much promised him they'll beat him with in an inch of his life when they find him.

[iluvmytxrgr]

Sept 4, 2012 18:36:37 GMT -5 baconlettucetomato said:

Sept 4, 2012 18:34:26 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

I haven't read it, but Talk of the Nation did a show about it, and apparently he really didn't violate anything. It was more of a discussion of policy and philosophy than actual information about what they did.

Interesting. I read a clip in an article where he describes how he shot info Bin Laden's lifeless body and the same article said it contains classified info.

From what I've heard, there is a lot of info that hasn't been cleared to be released including a huge amount of OPSEC info.

[bigmamma]

Sept 4, 2012 18:34:26 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

I haven't read it, but Talk of the Nation did a show about it, and apparently he really didn't violate anything. It was more of a discussion of policy and philosophy than actual information about what they did.

My opinion is based on the simple fact that this book was not run through JAG, IG, PAO or the Pentagon.

It is too much - too soon. The SEAL community is that of SILENT PROFESSIONALS. This is a part of their creed:

My loyalty to Country and Team is beyond reproach. I humbly serve as a guardian to my fellow Americans always ready to defend those who are unable to defend themselves. I do not advertise the nature of my work, nor seek recognition for my actions. I voluntarily accept the inherent hazards of my profession, placing the welfare and security of others before my own.

He violated that oath to his fellow operators... Now because of his choice to publish this book - his name has gone public, as a result he and his team members lives and their families are in danger for retaliation. While this was always an inherent risk of the job, the anonymity of their work provided some sense of normalcy.

There was no NEED for the book to be written. There were no revelations.

Oh, and I don't think Chris Kyle should have written a book on his tactics either. Our most skilled warriors should reserve their lessons for the warriors who carry the torch into the future.

Do I think these guys are bad ass? HELL YES. Do I respect the work they do? HELL YES.

Do I think that operators sacrifice their right to tell "their story" to protect their Corps and safeguard the tactics/practice of our most elite? Yes, they swear an oath to each other that they will, they should live up to that oath.

Let the flaming begin.