Saturday, January 19, 2013

Why The Pentagon Will Not Criticize Algeria's Botched Hostage Rescue Mission



Algeria Hostage Crisis: Frustration For US Military, And Maybe Regrets -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor

A disastrous hostage rescue effort by Algeria's military this week underscores the Pentagon's difficulties in working with its counterparts in parts of Africa. But the US can't criticize too loudly: It needs Algeria as an ally to fight terrorism in the region.

The disastrous hostage rescue effort by the Algerian military this week – in which innocents appear, among other things, to have been accidentally strafed by government helicopter fire – is a stark reminder of the limits of US crisis intervention and of the challenges the Pentagon faces in working with its counterparts in parts of Africa.

The Pentagon is reported to have volunteered use of its hostage rescue teams for the mission. But the Algerian military apparently shrugged off this offer and forged ahead with its operation before informing any governments whose citizens were captive, including the United States and Britain.

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My Comment:
Al Qaeda and their affiliated groups are not going to go away ..... the U.S. military is going to have more than their fair share of going after them in the future .... correction .... near future.

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