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HARDtalk: Admiral William McRaven

Admiral William McRaven, former Commander of US Special Operations Command

23/05/2016 GMT

Admiral William McRaven

BBC World News - HARDtalk, Admiral William McRaven

Zeinab Badawi talks to Admiral William McRaven, former commander of US Special Forces.

President Obama has just committed to sending many more US Special Forces into Syria. What is their role and do they operate under different rules from conventional forces?

HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi talks to Admiral William McRaven, former commander of US Special Forces who prepared the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden five years ago. Western governments send special forces into conflict zones yet still insist they're not committing 'boots on the ground'. President Obama has just committed to sending many more US Special Forces into Syria. What is their role and do they operate under different rules from conventional forces?

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