Special Operations Imperatives
Understand the Operational
Environment
Recognize Political Implications
Facilitate Interagency Activities
Engage the Threat Discriminately
Consider Long-term Effects
Ensure Legitimacy and Credibility of
Special Operations
Anticipate and Control Psychological
Effects
Apply Capabilities Indirectly
Develop Multiple Options
Ensure Long-term Sustainment
Provide Sufficient lntelligence
Balance Security and Synchronization
Special Operations Forces Truths Humans are more important than
Hardware
Quality is better than Quantity
Special Operations Forces cannot be mass
produced
Competent Special 0perations Forces
cannot be created after emergencies occur
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