I'm of a slightly different tact. Cobra is a covert military aspect of a much larger organization. CC is not only human, but not only quite competent as a military planner, but also a logistics expert. As has been stated, Cobra is too large to be led by the imbicile depicted in the animations.

As I said, Cobra is the covert military element of an organization that ranges from espionage and sabotage to insurrection and extortion. James Bond's SPECTRE meets the Umbrella Corporation, with a little Ra's al Ghul and Dr. Sin (original Johnny Quest from the '60's) thrown in. SPECIAL COUNTER-TERRORIST GROUP DELTA – GI JOE is the American answer to growing terrorism both within the country and anywhere American interests are threatened. My focus however is not our Real American Heroes. Instead, I focus on General Colton's old organization Adventure Team and a specialized group that works under the AT area of influence. It is this group's job to handle the situations that are too delicate or too "extraordinary" for the regular Delta team to handle. Scientists and Special Operations combined.

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