Elite and super elite mythos are blown way out of proportion these days. Too much super hero crap going around that people think these individuals actually exist. Various 'special' forces are indeed talented to a high degree. The United States has lost alot of SF personnel due the irregular use of the units in the war against terrorism (now in the thousands). These men and women still die. So what if they kill 10-35 persons. If you only have a hundred of them and they face 10000 without support, how long will they last. They'll kill a third of the enemy and die overrun by their enemies buddies. Happened alot in Vietnam. It was no different for the Spartans no matter what their training. Going to war is different from playing 'at war'.

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