NPR: The Military Doesn't Advertise It, But U.S. Troops Are All Over Africa
This story was originally published on Oct. 20, 2017, and is being republished with minor changes to update.
When U.S. troops were ambushed in Niger last October, the widespread reaction was surprise: The U.S. has military forces in Niger? What are they doing there?
Yet in many ways, the Niger operation typifies U.S. military missions underway in roughly 20 African countries, mostly in the northern half of the continent. The missions tend to be small, they are carried out largely below the radar, and most are focused on a specific aim: rolling back Islamist extremism.
In almost all of the missions, the Americans are there to advise, assist and train African militaries — and not to take part in combat. Still, those supporting roles can often take U.S. forces into the field with their African partners, as was the case in Niger.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... the U.S. military presence in Africa is only going to increase with time.
The countries highlighted in blue are the tide line of Islam.
ReplyDeleteThe fringes of Islam are bloody.
Yea , same old BS by Samuel P. Huntington and his ilk for the empire to continue the war machine ( red terror replaced by the green one )
DeleteAnon,
ReplyDeleteBS-ing as usual.
Samuel P. Huntington was right.
Muslims have been destroying others culture, raping women, and committing genocide for 1,400 years.
Whether is killing hundreds of thousands or million in India or trying snuff out Christianity in France.
Tell you what Anon. You get a sex change operation and live as a woman in an Islamic country from a list I make up and I will listen to you earnestly after you live there 10.
years.
The list will be 15 of the 57 OIC countries. The list will be drawn up by me, but the the country will be chosen at random.
Also you get know special treatment for being a celebrity or extra income thereof.
Otherwise STFU.
So Anon write back and refuses to say which Muslim country he would live in.
ReplyDeleteWe all know living in a Muslim country is so much fun for 95% of the people.