One possibility alluded to, is that they (Algeria) might play a role in the conflict in Libya.
They have been heavy spenders on Military gear for a long time, and they have customers of Russia. US firms might get that business in the future.
Also, they could provide Intelligence assets and logistics basing to support counter-terrorism missions along their huge borders with Mali and Niger, as well as Libya.
Even just preventing them from becoming a Russian or Chinese asset has value.
The war in Libya is retarded and we are on the wrong side. Libya is where we switched sides on GWOT and literally started flying top cover for black flag waving AQ. That Hillary operation lead to the CIA Benghazi operation where they were gathering weapons, shipping them to Turkey and providing them to Syrian rebels (AKA, ISIS..).
The hellscape of Libya lead to a flood of millions pouring into the EU.
If Algeria plays a role in the conflict, it will spread the battlefield to Algeria.
The grand neocon game has screwed up North Africa and Syria beyond belief. We don’t need to conquer more of Africa.
No American really cares about Algeria. And our record in North Africa is one of utter destruction and empowering the worst moslems in those places.