>>"We could not save everyone," he said. "Forgive us."<<
My husband and I were watching CNN last night while it happened, live on TV. It was so incredible, despite the fact that the TV cameras were two blocks away. They had a Russian translator with a heavy accent giving a simultaneous translation as they cut from one scene to another.
My recollection is that when the head of Spetznaz came out to make an announcement to the people waiting, "we could not save everybody, forgive us," is what he said, too. Very tall man, imposing, well built. He was a little teary eyed.
One has to admire the Russians for this.
I don't think we could have pulled it off, not good enough coordination. The Russians, the Israelis and the Germans are better at stuff like that.
Maybe it's because we don't use our Special Forces inside the country, due to the Posse Comitatus law. So we rely on the FBI, which is an investigative body, and the cops, which are also investigation. The FBI and the cops aren't Special Forces by any degree of imagination. Waco proved that.
On the other hand, the way that the case was put together against the DC shooters once they got a clue was incredible. These guys were just two people out of almost 300 million, no fixed address, no job, no neighbors, no family, just drifting around from place to place, sleeping in a junked out car.
I kept wondering why no family members or neighbors were coming forward. Turns out there weren't any.
Collecting, correlating, and disseminating information is something we are really good at.
Maybe we should rethink the Posse Comitatus law.
I'd rather see Special Forces trying to foil a takeover of a nuclear plant than the Keystone Cops. |
