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I'm pretty sure those sailors that the SEALs rescued from the Somali pirates a while back were private citizens. I'm certain there have been other cases, as well.
Why do you think it's "quite unusual"?
That was a commercial ship seizure, quite different.
There was a high profile reacue mission of an American business man in Afghanistan in 2008, which was also successful. The truth is that they do it whenever thay can.
Yes, it is. Give me just one other similar example. I suspect she is "well connected".
The US military has assisted other nations' military forces in the rescue of civilians who are not "well connected." Typically the assistance is in planning and intelligence work and sometimes in supplying helicopters to evacuate the rescued people. Columbia and the Philippines are two such countries where the US has been involved in rescues.
Over 60 US troops were used to rescue a US businessman/engineer taken hostage in Afghanistan.
US troops tried to rescue an aid worker in Iraq, but she died in the rescue attempt.
Typically US military forces have had a secondary, not primary, role and that's probably because most of the other countries have a strong sovereign government with a well-defined institutional military - which is not the case in Somalia.
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