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Obama Sends 100 US Troops to Uganda to Help Combat Lord’s Resistance Army
abcnews.go ^ | 10/14/11 | Jake Tapper

Posted on 10/14/2011 11:16:50 AM PDT by ColdOne

Two days ago President Obama authorized the deployment to Uganda of approximately 100 combat-equipped U.S. forces to help regional forces “remove from the battlefield” – meaning capture or kill – Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and senior leaders of the LRA.

The forces will ultimately go to Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the permission of those countries.

The president made this announcement in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Friday afternoon, saying that “deploying these U.S. Armed Forces furthers U.S. national security interests and foreign policy and will be a significant contribution toward counter-LRA efforts in central Africa.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: bootsontheground; distraction; military; muslims; obama; obeyme; oogabooga; politics; tapper; taxes; uganda; war
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121 posted on 10/15/2011 11:12:06 AM PDT by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: moviefan8
No, I read your post fine. I didn't mean to put words in your mouth as to whether or not we should go there (sorry if I did). I know that you were just clarifying that LRA is indeed a bad guy -- I agree.

Though my post was written as directed at you, I was just venting frustration over any discussion about whether LRA is good or bad ... it doesn't matter.

Sorry. Didn't mean to take it out on you.

122 posted on 10/15/2011 3:29:20 PM PDT by PENANCE
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To: PENANCE

No worries.

I hope you enjoy the weekend.


123 posted on 10/15/2011 4:40:43 PM PDT by moviefan8
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