Bergen: War against ISIS goes global (opinion)
(CNN) The battle in Niger in which four members of a US Army Special Forces team were killed by an ISIS-affiliated group has garnered a great deal of public attention  partly because of the spat between President Trump and the family of one of the dead soldiers  Sgt. La David Johnson  but the incident also underlines the extent to which the war on terror has truly globalized since the 9/11 attacks.
 President Trump  has continued this policy.
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The Obama and Trump administrations' reliance on Special Operation Forces and drones in many ways is a sound policy. There is no desire from the American public for large-scale ground wars against groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda. Not only are these costly in blood and treasure  but such large-scale interventions are often not necessary to fight relatively small terrorist groups.
(CNN) The battle in Niger in which four members of a US Army Special Forces team were killed by an ISIS-affiliated group has garnered a great deal of public attention  partly because of the spat between President Trump and the family of one of the dead soldiers  Sgt. La David Johnson  but the incident also underlines the extent to which the war on terror has truly globalized since the 9/11 attacks.
  [TGT] has continued this policy.
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The Obama and  [TGT]  administrations' reliance on Special Operation Forces and drones in many ways is a sound policy. There is no desire from the American public for large-scale ground wars against groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda. Not only are these costly in blood and treasure  but such large-scale interventions are often not necessary to fight relatively small terrorist groups.