French Forces in Africa pay tribute to their fallen warriors...

Dimanche 12 mai, à Gao, au Mali, la force #Barkhane a rendu hommage à nos frères d’armes, les maîtres Cédric de Pierrepont et Alain Bertoncello, morts au combat lors de l’opération de libération d’otages au #BurkinaFaso. pic.twitter.com/NqeQli3xZ5

— État-Major Armées (@EtatMajorFR) May 13, 2019

So much to say but now is not the right time.  These men did the hard thing and they have my respect.

The idea of SOCOM and its brother units being involved in a world wide bug hunt irks.

A rescue operation for CIA assets?  Ok.  But why were the assets there in the first place.

Is the self licking ice cream cone called SOCOM one of the reasons for endless war?  Did we paint ourselves into this position when they became their own command?

Have you noticed that Afghanistan isn't the cool war anymore and that its been tossed to conventionals....have you noticed that the new Special Ops playground is Africa?

We will dig into this (much to the annoyance of many), but for now we mourn the death of these men and celebrate their lives.