Former Navy SEAL Launches PAC To Fight Obama
Ryan Zinke, an ex-Navy SEAL and Montana State Senator,
announced the launch of Special Operations for America, a political action
committee dedicated to “the election of Mitt Romney and like-minded
candidates.”
“Navy SEAL’s, Special Operations Personnel and Veteran’s
across America have been outraged since Barack Obama conveniently took credit
for killing Osama Bin Laden for political gain,” a statement announcing the
launch of SOFA said. “The active duty military has no voice as they are
forbidden to publicly engage in the political campaign process and it is career
suicide for senior military leaders to speak out against the President.”
Mr. Zinke, who has frequently slammed the president’s
handling of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, reiterated his criticisms of
the operation.
“The President has failed and he is jeopardizing the
safety of our troops, their families and our National security for political
gain. Obama has exposed the identity of special operations units, leaked
classified information, and limited the rules of engagement of forces on the
ground,” said Mr. Zinke. “For those who have taken an oath to defend the
Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, it is a call of
duty to take back America from a Commander-in-Chief that is incapable of
understanding the sacrifices that have been made for the values that have made
America great.”
Mr. Zinke has served in the Montana State Senate since
2009. According to Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans for Congress, a political
action committee dedicated to electing Republican vets, Mr. Zinke was a member
of SEAL Team Six, the elite unit that killed Bin Laden, from 1990 until 1993
and from 1996 until 1999. He held several titles including Task Force
Commander. In 2004, In 2004, was named “Deputy and acting Commander, Combined
Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula in support of Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM” in that capacity he “led a force of over 3500 Special Operations
personnel in Iraq in the conduct of 360 combat patrols, 48 Direct Action
missions, and hundreds of sensitive operations” and “was responsible for
killing or capturing 72 known enemy insurgents and terrorists.”
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