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Talk of sending US Spec Ops troops to guard the reopened US Enbassy in Kyiv?……

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This is a BAD idea…..

US Marines have this job around the planet for US Embassy’s around the planet….

They have a Marine Corps Embassy Security Group speciually trained to handle this mission….

That unit has a quick reaction force to back up embassy details….

They work hand in hand with the State Dept, Diplomatic Security people, who are now guarding the first Kyiv Embassy staff with the help of Ukraine military people…

Sending US Special Operations operators to handle the entire mission is a mistake….

The Spec Ops guys are Offensive operators…..

The Marines are trained to operate close with State Dept and other staff at an embassy….

 

The Marines should get the mission….

Spec Op’s people along with Ukraine military people should be the backup’s….

Yes….

This move to open the embassy IS gonna mean a bigger US Military footprint in the Ukraine…

This is were the Spec Ops troops can carve out a mission of a means to evacuate US staff if need be….

And even do escourts elaving the embassy grounds to the Marines

That is also gonna mean a helicopter or C-130 transport site….

 

This WAS coming sooner or later weither President Biden likes it or not….

Opening the embassy either should bring the Marines and Ukrainan’s like things are done everywhere….

And WILL mean support options…..

We’ll see how this comes to be….

But Biden has been VERY afraid to send American’s in harms way….

And this one will test the Pentagon, State Dept and the President….

 

The Biden administration is in the early stages of discussions about sending special operations forces into Ukraine to help guard the US Embassy in Kyiv, several US officials tell CNN.

The discussions are in very preliminary stages and a proposal has not been presented to President Joe Biden for a decision, the sources added.
For now, the embassy and its limited number of personnel are protected by State Department diplomatic security officials. The discussion centers around whether an increase in security is needed if the number of personnel increase, and whether special operations forces are best equipped to fulfill those requirements.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that special operations forces are being considered for embassy security.
US Marines typically guard US embassies around the world, but in Kyiv, for now, there is a general agreement that the typical Marine Corps embassy guard personnel may not be suited to the uncertain security picture in Ukraine without additional forces, officials say.
Last week, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the Department of Defense was having conversations with the State Department about what their security requirements might look like….
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The US doesn’t believe Russia would overtly attack the embassy. But the concern is that Russia air defenses or missiles could inadvertently target the compound and the situation could dramatically escalate the situation, officials say. US officials say Russia has a thorough understanding on an official basis that the US uses military personnel to guard its embassies around the world and any presence should not be viewed as escalatory. Still, an introduction of US forces into Ukraine could raise concerns that it could lead to a perception of US escalation since Biden has been adamant that US ground troops will not fight in Ukraine.
The concern is that if special operations forces go into Ukraine, then the US must be able to provide a rapid means of getting them and embassy personnel out in a crisis. Currently, the only options are vehicle or rail transport to the border.
For now, there is no appetite at the Pentagon to provide air support such as helicopters or fixed wing transport. If that was done, it could rapidly escalate the US military footprint because of the need to then provide potential rescue and reconnaissance forces if a US plane was shot down down….

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