Is U.S. Military Involvement In Central Africa A Short Term Mission?

Joseph Kony, left, seen here in 2006, is the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, a militia blamed for years of mayhem in northern Uganda and elsewhere in central Africa. President Obama is sending about 100 U.S. troops to aid in capturing or killing Kony. (Stuart Price, Pool Photo / November 12, 2006)

U.S. Mission Against Lord’s Resistance Army Is Not ‘Open-Ended,’ Officials Tell Congress -- Washington Post

Obama administration officials are stressing that the military’s recently announced mission to help battle the Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa will not be open-ended, and that it will have specific goal posts for success.

It’s been a little more than a week since President Obama notified Congress that about 100 U.S. troops, primarily Special Operations Forces, would be deployed to Uganda and neighboring countries to advise local forces in their fight against the LRA, a brutal guerrilla movement that has been carrying out a decades-long campaign against civilians.

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More News On U.S. Military Involvement In Central Africa

US forces to join African front lines against Lord's Resistance Army -- The Australian/AFP
US troops to advise front-line units on Uganda rebels -- AFP
U.S. mission in Africa will be short-term, administration says -- CNN
Pentagon says military deployment to Uganda ‘will not be open-ended’ -- The Hill
Defense Official: US Mission Against LRA To Last 'Months' -- Voice of America

Officials address Capitol Hill skepticism on Africa deployment -- L.A. Times
Administration Officials Face Skeptical Lawmakers on Uganda Operation -- FOX News/AP
U.S. troop deployment in Africa has lawmakers skeptical -- Politico
Obama decision to send troops to Uganda comes under new scrutiny -- The Hill

Activists Support U.S. Move Against Uganda Rebels -- NPR
Obama must learn from past mistakes in fight against Uganda's LRA -- Nate Haken and Patricia Taft, Christian Science Monitor
The Lord’s Resistance Army: An Abomination in Africa -- Nina Shea, NRO

My Comment: My prediction .... this will end up as a permanent deployment.