Hagel's Nomination Signals Intent To Accelerate Ops In 35 African Countries -- Business Insider
In the weeks leading up to Chuck Hagel's nomination, the Pentagon announced plans to put specialized Army troops in 35 countries in Africa.
Though the announcement came on Christmas Eve and didn't receive much attention, it still serves as a hint of what's to come under a Hagel-run Pentagon — that is, conservative deployment of U.S. troops.
The mission for these troops is loosely noncombat, and primarily to train organic security forces to quell Islamic insurgent activity, which somewhat parallels operations during the Banana Wars of about a century ago.
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My Comment: The American public and Congress should demand a debate and discussion on this policy shift .... but considering that this news was released on Christmas Eve .... I guess everyone had other priorities.
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