U.S. Marines poised to enter South Sudan

CNN ^ | Mon December 23, 2013 | Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Antonia Mortensen

[BenLurkin]

The U.S. military is moving about 150 Marines from Spain to Africa, most likely Djibouti, to be prepared to go into South Sudan to either provide security for the U.S. Embassy in Juba or to help evacuate the estimated 100 U.S. citizens believed to be there, two U.S. military officials told CNN's Barbara Starr on Monday.

[BwanaNdege]

Exactly. I spent many days & nights tromping around the Zambales mountains in the Philippines, practicing rescues of "an American ambassador & staff taken hostage by XYZ rebel group."

And Okinawa.

And Camp Lejeune.

This photo is an evacuation from Albania

[DakotaGator]

Oh no! Christians are in big trouble!!

[ZULU]

“The U.S. military is moving about 150 Marines from Spain to Africa....”

Another diplomatic “triumph” for the nonentity in the Oval Office?

[oh8eleven]

They are serving under the worst CIC in US history.
Sorry, but no one beats LBJ ...

[M Kehoe]

Hi, I just wanted to add...

Sorry, but no one beats LBJ ...

McNamara deserves "honorable" mention.

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[BenLurkin]

Ditto!

[M Kehoe]

Tet, Saigon, 1968. Sappers, failure of indigenous personnel, lack of command and control. I won't even mention logistics...embassy security...

Sheesh.

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[grania]

Just an obervation....Africans aren't showing a real lot of talent for running western-style governments. Perhaps the only choices are colonial governments or dictators or killing each other off.

We should probably get out of the way and let all of Africa go the way of South Africa with its end of colonial rule.

[Bender2]

Re; The U.S. military is moving about 150 Marines from Spain to Africa, most likely Djibouti, to be prepared to go into South Sudan to either provide security for the U.S. Embassy in Juba

Sounds like another 'false controversy' to me... right, Susan?

[oh8eleven]

Well, McNamara was never CiC, not that I liked the SOB.
His "McNamara Line" was the stupidest plan I ever heard of - and I served 13 months on the DMZ supporting it.

[M Kehoe]

Thank you for your service. It was not in vain.

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[oh8eleven]

Thx ...

[nuke rocketeer]

#3 son is a Marine and his battalion is currently on a MEU aboard the Boxer and has been in Djibouti for the last month or so.

He’s been very circumspect about things on those rare occasions we get to talk to him.

[tet68]

Praying for your son and his outfit.
Semper Fi !

[444Flyer]

*sigh* He didn’t have the character to walk a day in those men’s boots. Let alone sit in their company.

~Thank you Vietnam Vets.~ Never forgotten.

[stylin19a]

Just doesn’t seem fair.. 150 Marines vs. all of Sudan ? ...poor Sudan.

[oh8eleven]

Thx!

[444Flyer]

...Not everybody can spend Christmas&NewYears in Hawaii.

Maybe 0 will grace the Marines by kicking them out of their facilities to use their gym for a workout. The Dude needs fun in the sun man!

[beelzepug]

“Oh. I see. Obama is in Hawaii and not interfering!”

He’s making arrangements to have Fuddy’s carcass disappear.

[SevenofNine]

Actually Bender I get Al Jazeera America the news I been seeing it really turn into humanitain crisis