Which country has the best special forces?

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on the wagon	finland Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bobby M	United Kingdom Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bumblingbeermonster	In truth it is probably the ones that you have heard the least about. Get in kill everyone and then get out again with no mistakes. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

darthhooker	None of us can really answer this because we can't see any of the results of their hard and very dangerous work, and we never will. There are probably groups and units out there that we will never hear of. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

glitterbug	uk SBS Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ross B	SBS & SAS are deemed to be the best trained in the world as they allow individual thinking amongst there Soldiers, The have had a few notable High profile operations " Iranian Embassy & Bravo Two Zero". However they also have one of the hardest entrance exams around. If you look at the Background of the SAS in North Africa, and Malay in the 50'5, The Defence of Oman in the 60's & 70's Drug Incurssion training and tactics in South America in the 80's & 90's. However you can not overlook any of the others, To Name but a few, Germany GSG9, France DSG, Russia SPETNAZ, Australia& NZ there own SAS. And the several Arms of the US. Incl Delta, Seals. However i would not include units such as Royal Marines, Rangers, Force Recon as spec ops as they are still normal Units and are not bound to secrecy. There is one that still sticks out. and that is MOSSAD, and there various departments. They have been involved in many high profile operations since there inception in 1952, Many of you may have seen the film Munich, this shall give you an idea as to some of there more higher profile operations and what they are capable of. You can have this debate until the cows come home, which ever way you look at it, you dont not want to be on the receiving end of any of these groups attention. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Curt	Its hard to say since Special Force are all elite and a lot about them is kept secret so its hard to compare. The S.A.S. seems to be the measuring stick for a lot of Special Forces around the world, so I would probably say they are the best individual group. Although I have nothing to base this on other than their reputation. As far as Special Forces as a whole it seems hard to compete with the US. Delta Force, Navy SEALs, Force Recon, Green Berets, Army Rangers, Para rescue, Combat Controllers ,and probably some others that I can't think of, are all amazing. That is a tough team to beat. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chelsea	israel they are the mutts nutts .............. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Digga	Yeah I do live in the UK, but I would go for the Israeli Special Forces the Sayeret Matkal. This is based on the fact that this unit is based in a country in perpetual warfare and virtually sees action all the time with a high rate of success and minimal casualties. You can recall Entebbe (lost just one soldier and destroyed the Ugandan airforce on their own soil while rescuing a plane-load of hostages), the assassination of Black September terrorists (in the heart of a hostile Beirut, Lebanon) and many others equally successful actions in periods of war. A lot of famous Israeli politicians have served in Sayeret Matkal (Ehud Barak, considered by some Israel's best commando ever as well as well as Benjamin Netanyahu and his brother Yonatan (the sole casualty at Entebbe). The SAS has also pulled off some amazing coups such as rescuing hostages held by Iranian terrorists in London, as well as the exploits of Bravo Unit who destroyed Iraqi Scud missiles in the Gulf War (they were all wiped out save one) but with Sayeret Matkal seeing action so often, making the most outrageous and daring raids with such a high degree of success on a more frequent basis and with comparatively lower casualty rate, I'll go for them. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chsel	The A.S.S.U. (Antartic Special Squad Unit) J/K there is no A.S.S.U. srry for makin it up. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tingponguk	uk of course Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

charley7515	without a doubt the uk!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

andy m234	SAS hands down over any other special forces group in the world.. They have the funding and all the gear as well, if they need it they get it.. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sash	Our 'traffic wardens' are the best the world has to offer. If were are ever threatened by an alien race, then we just have to send in ''The Wardens.'' They will have them OUT an AWAY in no time. Sash. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

alex k	Ok gonna put this straight the SAS is the ORIGINAL special forces unit the kind of feats that they accomplished are more dramatic and succsefull than any holliwood film. Some people may say the US navy seals or the rangers or some other rubbish. The american millitery is useless especualy the "elite" forces. My dad has seen them (UK special forces) in action they beat the us special forces hands down so there!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tom l	Probablly the real answer would be "if we only knew" Only thing I can say for sure is "they ain't gonna tell us" Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Emma O	The Royal Marine Cammando unit is the most deadly and elite special force unit in the world. They are trained in air, water and land assault and snatch and grab techniques and are superior in their rescue methods. They have the widest knowlege of both weaponry and martial art techniques for both attack and defense. They aso have an extensive knowledge in survival technique. many elite fores even our own military are trained by these people. They are responsible for both rescue missions of high profile people and the assination of the world's tyrants and wannabe demigods. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Smithy	Little known fact that one of Britains biggest and most lucrative exports is in fact our special forces. They bring in billions from foreign governments wiiling to pay for their expertise. So there is your answer, quite simply it's the British S.A.S. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bladerunner (Dave)	With each country having it's own special forces it is a difficult one to answer. I would say the ones you never hear about are doing a really good job. Any that have Jocks are the tops for me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

david g	the UK SAS are the most highly trained (the main reason being we have so few men and need to train harder as a smaller force). Israel would prob be second, but they lack in mental stamina Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shiloh6662001	Cant say I'd have to shoot you! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

chris n	the uk has they teach the us special forces and special forces from around the world + the sas and the sbs are multi role special forces sas are the longest run of the special forces started in the deserts in ww 2 to cause as much myhem as poss behind enmey lines if caught they were shot straight away on the orders of hitler Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jonathan	Tempting to say the UK, though if their equipment and resources are anything like the regular army then they're in serious trouble. I'm sure the people are the best though. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bw_r005t3r	The Swiss Guard are the best - they hang around the Vatican with their clown uniforms keeping the Pope safe Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

_Hera_	israel... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ALAN P	The British have the best in the world as our SF train or advise the rest of the world. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Aztec276	Israel. They don't have the luxury of playing games with their enemies. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ronin7115	The SAS are the number one special forces in the world. I think the US comes in at around 3rd. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

roo	The u.k. we have the sas! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tasha H	Oh i go for SAS too... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Buster	It's got to be either the SBS or the Royal Marine Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre. The SBS can do everything the SAS can do but on water as well, and the RM ML's are the best Arctic warfare specialist around. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No