As the war rages on in Afghanistan and—despite spin to the contrary—in Iraq as well, US Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency are engaged in parallel, covert, shadow wars that are waged in near total darkness and largely away from effective or meaningful Congressional oversight or journalistic scrutiny. The actions and consequences of these wars is seldom discussed in public or investigated by the Congress.
During ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, US Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency engage in covert, parallel wars that occur in secrecy and are largely outside of effective Congressional oversight or media scrutiny. These operations and their effects are seldom addressed in public discourse or investigated by Congress.