Special Forces Structure, Budget Need Revamping to Counter China, Russia, Experts Testify

For more than 20 years after 9/11, United States special operations forces were primarily engaged in counterinsurgency campaigns and operations against terrorist organizations, mostly in the Middle East.
But now, U.S. special operations forces (SOF) are engaged in a “great power competition” against China and Russia, a transition that is exposing deficiencies in force structure and resources, witnesses told a Senate panel on May 17.
“We are no longer trying to defeat most of these terrorist groups across the globe,” Center for Naval Analyses Research Program Director for Countering Threats and Challenges Jonathan Schroden said during a 90-minute hearing before the Senate Armed Forces Committee Emerging Threats Subcommittee….}