Dan K. Thomasson: Should special ops forces work more
independently?  By Dan K. Thomasson  Scripps Howard News Service
Published: Friday, Feb. 24 2012 12:00 a.m. MST  Navy Vice
Admiral William McRaven, who as commander of Joint Special
Operations Command had operational control of the SEAL Team Six
mission to get Osama bin Laden, is pictured at a ceremony in
Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2011.  Associated Press  Enlarge
photo»  In the movies, special operations forces deploy
independently and at a moment's notice to the nation's toughest
military assignments. But in reality, they are subjected to the
same scrutiny and direction all units are.  Now, according to
reports, the top commander of special ops wants to be closer to
the Hollywood model with authority to move to hot spots around
the globe outside of normal Pentagon channels. Is this a good
idea, since apparently President Barack Obama has decided to
rely more heavily on these highly trained mobile commando units
because of budget restraints, among oth