US troops in Somalia
TSO sends a link from Reuters which reports that there are at least 120 US troops in Somalia according to “a U.S. defense official”;
The deployments, consisting of up to 120 troops on the ground, go beyond the Pentagon’s January announcement that it had sent a handful of advisors in October. That was seen at the time as the first assignment of U.S. troops to Somalia since 1993 when two U.S. helicopters were shot down and 18 American troops killed in the “Black Hawk Down” disaster.
The plans to further expand U.S. military assistance coincide with increasing efforts by the Somali government and African Union peacekeepers to counter a bloody seven-year insurgent campaign by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab to impose strict Islamic law inside Somalia.
Those U.S. plans include greater military engagement and new funds for training and assistance for the Somali National Army (SNA), after years of working with the African Union Mission in Somalia, or AMISOM, which has about 22,000 troops in the country from Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Djibouti and Ethiopia.
There’s no one more committed to fighting al Qaeda where ever they pop out their scraggly little skulls, but, ya know, I’m getting the idea that those fellas aren’t worried about the US. We’ve got troops in Central Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Our mission just ended in the Philippines despite the fact that there are still terrorists operating there.
When this president had an opportunity to kill terrorists in droves in Afghanistan, he punted. Now, he’s paying that price by stomping out brush fires. Unfortunately, the price he’s paying is in blood and treasure that isn’t his. The only way to defeat terrorism is to make it more painful for the terrorists. That doesn’t appear to be happening. I was told by the folks to be smarter than me that the war against terror was creating more terrorists, but it seems that half-assed “overseas contingency operations” are creating more terrorists at a higher rate than killing them was doing.
Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Terror War
Outstanding. So 8 more years until a mass casualty event on US soil that precipitates action as historical trends dictate? I might just make age cutoff for GWOT II (or part deux): bigger, longer, uncut.
I don’t have a problem with sending guys to kill terrorists, but this send a 100 here and send a 100 over there shit has got to stop. Send in enough guys to put the hurt on these motherfuckers and give them the things to succeed.
That’s just crazy talk.
I feel sorry for the next president, I really do. God, what a freakin’ mess…
Hopefully it will be a conservative, but then he/she will catch the blame from the left.
I second the crazy talk.
“I say we take off, nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.” – Ripley/Aliens.
Declare “EXTERMINATUS!” and begin orbital bombardment of their territories.
Either fight to win or stay home. Period.
Of course, if one really wants to survive, killing the enemy wherever they happen to be works. At least kill enough of them to get them to reconsider their bloodlust.
Somalia has a government?
My question. Where the hell is the UN on this? Do they even bring up the word terrorist in the general assembly? Why is the UN not forming a force to help Somalia? Why is it always American lives and blood instead of multinational efforts? One reason is because Obama thinks he has to save the world to up himself in the polls. Period. He could care less how many lives it costs. Has he gone to the UN and said this is a multinational problem in many of your very own nations so how about a multinational force to include, and here’s the long shot, some European nations, to go to Somalia and elsewhere to fight terrorists? No he hasn’t. American dead are good enough for him to look like a savior if that’s what it costs. Screw Somalia and the SNA. If the SNA doesn’t have the balls to fight and die for a better country, just like Iraqis, then screw them and let them have what they are willing to lay down for. Someone above made a great comment. A 100 here and a 100 there is not going to cut it. It is just going to get American troops killed. Either go in, full strength, to win from start to finish or stay home. This, we’re making a difference with training and advisers is a dead horse I have seen beaten for too long. The time is coming folks. Mark my words. Just saw an article this morning about Muslim terrorists crossing the Mexican border. They are coming because they know Obama is weak and they are planning to wreak hell and kill as many as they can. When the next 9/11 happens it will either cripple us or bring us this nation to its senses. If it does come to its senses, hopefully the gloves will come off and the bombs will begin to fall on the terrorist nations, training camps and anyone sympathetic to them in Dresden proportions. God bless and keep America safe from all enemies both foreign and unfortunately…domestic.
Can you provide a link to that article you read?
Thanks!
Don’t know the validity of the source beyond the news video but here it is.
http://truthuncensored.net/watch-muslim-terrorists-crossing-usmexican-border-leave-their-prayer-rugs-behind/#.U7QVHk8NU5s.facebook
The news station video tells a lot.
I just realized the video is a few years dated. But, that means it has been happening for years now and who knows how many are already here or are now on their way.
It’s been going on for years and years. Everyone who should know it knows it, yet they continue to leave the border open. It’s as if those living in la-la land are determined to destroy what our ancestors gave us.
Go figure.
Where are the usual hippies complaining about US imperialism, US war crimes, and US targeting black/brown/yellow/purple people?
The terror thing is just festering waiting to happen. It is unfortunate, i believe that one day it may happen on US soil. But what exactly it is that would be required to stop it when they are getting assistance from Putin. The US needs to stop the movement of money, Arms and supplies around the terrorost hotspots.