"50 years ago the alternative was carpet bombing" No, it was snipers or specialist teams if it was about taking out one person or a small group with minimal co

"50 years ago the alternative was carpet bombing" No, it was snipers or specialist teams if it was about taking out one person or a small group with minimal collateral damage. Carpet bombing was for taking out unknown opponents in a specific area with no concern for collateral damage. They could switch off stuff like drones and guided missiles to get more precision using the trained specialists. This is exactly what Richard Marcinko of SEAL 6 wanted after watching SIGINT and technical solutions screw up missions for so long that the human soldiers then had to salvage.