Richard Williams and David Davis

Richard Williams served as Commanding Officer of 22 SAS from 2005 to 2008. David Davis is the Conservative MP for Goole and Pocklington and former Brexit secretary.

Trump believes Britain has betrayed the SAS

From our UK edition

The Special Air Service (SAS), Special Boat Service (SBS) and other elements of UK Special Forces are held in the highest regard by the Pentagon and by US special operators. British and American special forces have forged a bond of trust over decades with joint high-risk operations and combined training. In a recent visit to Washington, DC made clear that the American leadership on both sides of the political divide, and within the military and intelligence services, believe the current British government has broken that alliance.America views the SAS and SBS as equal to its own tier-one special forces operators in Delta Force and SEAL Team Six. The eight sabre squadrons of the SAS and SBS contribute a significant amount of the special forces’ manpower relied upon by both countries.

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Trump believes Britain has betrayed the SAS

The Special Air Service, Special Boat Service and other elements of UK Special Forces are held in the highest regard by the Pentagon and by US special operators. British and American special forces have forged a bond of trust over decades with joint high-risk operations and combined training. A recent visit to Washington made clear that the American leadership on both sides of the political divide, and within the military and intelligence services, believe the current British government has broken that alliance. America views the SAS and SBS as equal to its own tier one special forces operators in Delta Force and SEAL Team Six. The eight saber squadrons of the SAS and SBS contribute a significant amount of the special forces’ manpower relied upon by both countries.