Obama to Send US Soldiers to Africa

[Kreutz]

President Obama has deployed troops to central Africa to aid in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army. In a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, Obama says 12 troops with "appropriate combat equipment" were deployed on October 12 and approximately 100 in total will be deployed including a second combat team and headquarters, communications and logistics personnel. The forces will provide information and advise and assist "select partner nation forces," Obama explains. The troops will not fight except in self-defense.

Full article at link:

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/1 ... bel-fight/

These never become permanent entanglements....right?

[OakRidgeStars]

So that makes Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and now the South Sudan?. Not to mention our military presence in Gitmo.

We're getting spread pretty thin for an all-volunteer military. Anyone care to take a guess about when that might change?.

[Jakeiscrazy]

He really does want to be a one term president doesn't he? Definitively seems like special forces will be the choice of weapon here. Where was it that a small group of private contractors using only small arms was able to retake an oil field stocked full of resistance fighters?

[mamabearCali]

This is not going to end pretty for us. If this is a crisis (humanitarian) and it has to be fixed, don't do it half-baked. Get the permission of the local opposition gov't then go in and wipe them out! Do it quick, do it completely. Don't send in sitting ducks that just beg to be attacked on their own. Do it then leave, or don't do it at all. On that note if we are going to be the police men of the world--then police officers get paid--they don't pay to do their jobs.

[Diomed]

Because we have plenty of troops and lots of money to pay for it all. Bravo.

So that makes Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and now the South Sudan?. Not to mention our military presence in Gitmo.

Don't forget the Balkans, Germany, the UK, Korea, Japan, the Sinai, and I think we've still got some folks in the Philipines. That's just what I can think of off the top of my head, there are almost certainly other garrisons.

We're a global empire. About the lamest one ever though.

[davasmith]

This is actually not new news. I was assigned as a personal executive body guard or "bullet stopper" for three different kings from Africa back in the early 90"s. We have been friendly for quite some time now, and this "public" showing is more veil being torn down for the American people to actually see what is going on in this country. I think obama is opening the curtain for the American people to see what actually is happening and has been happening behind closed doors for years. I honestly can't say he's that ignorant of the American press and their ability to gather info. This is not over by a long shot, we still have to "invade" syria, jordan, saudi arabia, or should I say, " be asked to help police a private party's adgenda".
Ya' know I"ll bet that dog is getting tired of chasing his tail!

[TheGodfather]

I think obama is opening the curtain for the American people to see what actually is happening and has been happening behind closed doors for years.

Wishful thinking, but it's Obama's closed doors you need to be worried about.

After President Barack Obama announced earlier this week that he would be sending American troops into Uganda, WND uncovered billionaire activist George Soros' ties both to the political pressure behind the decision and to the African nation's fledgling oil industry.

Soros sits on the executive board of an influential "crisis management organization" that recently recommended the U.S. deploy a special advisory military team to Uganda to help with operations and run an intelligence platform, a recommendation Obama's action seems to fulfill.

Read more: Why U.S. military in Uganda? Soros fingerprints all over it http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=356321#ixzz1awoDD84t

[Mindflayer]

IIRC, we have sent advisors over to help with the LRA before. I will have to dig it up later.

I do believe we need to exercise more influence in the region, before the PRC spreads their influence and we face a hegemony of control over the raw materials Africa has to offer. Not to sound totally mercenary, but the risk of being second tier to the Chinese government when it comes to negotiating or even acquiring materials for our economy and military is not acceptable. We also should - as the supposed world leader on human rights - ensure we at least pay lip service to halting major transgressions. Supposedly.

[TheGodfather]

I do believe we need to exercise more influence in the region, before the PRC spreads their influence and we face a hegemony of control over the raw materials Africa has to offer. Not to sound totally mercenary, but the risk of being second tier to the Chinese government when it comes to negotiating or even acquiring materials for our economy and military is not acceptable.

So much for liberals screaming "No blood for oil!"