Posted on 01/19/2020 6:37:16 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Defense Secretary Mark Esper's plan to draw down U.S. forces in Africa is facing increased pushback on Capitol Hill.
The top Democrat and Republican on the House Armed Services Committee have joined numerous lawmakers calling on Esper to stop a planned reduction of the 6,000 to 7,000 troops fighting militant terrorist groups on the continent and instead keep the forces in an effort to better counter Russian and Chinese aggression.
A decrease in our investment now may result in the need for the United States to reinvest at many more times the cost down the road, Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and ranking member Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) wrote in letter to Esper last week.
The letter is a response to a New York Times report in December that found Esper was mulling greatly reducing or completely withdrawing U.S. troops from West Africa in a plan that would focus on several hundred American troops deployed in Niger, Chad and Mali.
U.S. forces are in West Africa to train and assist security forces in an effort to quell extremist Islamic groups including Boko Haram and those that pledge loyalty to the Islamic State and al Qaeda.
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“Investment”?
This is frances corner of the world, let them deal with it. Im surprised this came out of DOD since the only stakeholder would be AFRICOM pushing for more involvement, credit again to Trump.
No more “kick-backs” for them.
So fighting terrorist groups keep Russia and China in check? How does that work I wonder.
Thats the crown jewel of the foreign policy money scam. We give mass amounts of foreign aid to a corrupt country. Corrupt country hires the family members of the globalist elites, and gives them contracts.. High level money laundering. We do it all around the world, but even Ukraine isnt corrupt enough. Theres no where on earth more easily manipulated and corrupt and than Africa.
If we pull out, theyre feeding trough is empty
Let Africa Sink
http://www.kimdutoit.com/2017/05/05/let-africa-sink/
Since it’s illegal for Americans to bribe members of foreign governments all we do in Africa is just going to China’s benefit.
The truth is just the opposite of what these politicians say!
This exact same excuse is used again and again by the Establishment Politicians of both parties.
We must not leave anywhere our troops are mired down because it could/may/possibly lead to Armageddon/Disaster/Catastrophe.
To quote some lyrics: It’s the same old story the same old song and dance my friends.
Call away.
So submit a formal Declaration of War, Congressman Whateveryour******* name is.
L
Traitors.
Adam Smith is corrupt scum - his district is crime infested, full of illegals....
Send these Critters’ kids to Africa. Bring our troops home. The war is here.
Should remove ALL of our troops from that continent.
These a-holes need to send their sons and daughters to that sh*thole continent. Even our Special Forces are slaughtered and the Pentagon and political clowns do nothing. Since WWII, America has tasked itself to send our forces to every sh*thole former colony all over the world. What has this policy done good for America?
Some of the elites are getting rich from this.
Follow the money.....
Congress gives prostitution a bad name.
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