Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Report: Trump May Withdraw U.S. Troops from Somalia
Breitbart ^ | November 19 2020 | GABRIELLE REYES

Posted on 11/19/2020 7:15:11 AM PST by knighthawk

U.S. President Donald Trump may withdraw nearly all U.S. forces from Somalia in the near future, U.S. officials allegedly said on Tuesday.

“The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said nothing had been finalized and that no orders for Somalia have been received by the U.S. military. But there appeared to be a growing expectation that drawdown orders would be coming soon,” Reuters reported.

The U.S currently has roughly 700 troops stationed in Somalia to assist local forces in their efforts to defeat the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab terror group.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: somalia; troops; trump
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-27 next last

1 posted on 11/19/2020 7:15:11 AM PST by knighthawk
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Excellent! Now do Afghanistan and Iraq!


2 posted on 11/19/2020 7:15:53 AM PST by rfreedom4u (The root word of vigilante is vigilant!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Nearly.


3 posted on 11/19/2020 7:16:17 AM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rfreedom4u

What is the objective of these operations, besides durability?


4 posted on 11/19/2020 7:18:47 AM PST by jd777
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk
I have a friend who was an Air Force MP, who spent a little time in Somalia. He got out about a month before the 'Black Hawk Down' incident.

He said it was the scariest place he'd ever been.

5 posted on 11/19/2020 7:19:39 AM PST by real saxophonist (Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. -Bruce Lee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Good.


6 posted on 11/19/2020 7:19:56 AM PST by waterhill (`)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Bring ‘em all home.


7 posted on 11/19/2020 7:20:58 AM PST by Little Ray (The Left and Right no longer have anything in common. A House divided against itself cannot stand.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Warmonger!


8 posted on 11/19/2020 7:21:04 AM PST by glorgau
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Send them to Minneapolis.....


9 posted on 11/19/2020 7:21:59 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: waterhill

And send every damn one of those skinnies back to that shithole. Including that Minnesota woman.


10 posted on 11/19/2020 7:23:10 AM PST by waterhill (`)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Why do we have troops in Somalia?
We should not sent troops to any place that we do not intend to obliterate and whose population we do not intend to exterminate.
Soldiers are for destroying things and killing people.
Anything else is law enforcement and we have no laws in any other country.


11 posted on 11/19/2020 7:25:25 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Neither safety nor security exists in nature. Everything is dangerous and has risk.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jd777

In my opinion there is no objective. They don’t care if we’re there one way or the other.


12 posted on 11/19/2020 7:26:02 AM PST by rfreedom4u (The root word of vigilante is vigilant!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: BuffaloJack

+1

5.56mm


13 posted on 11/19/2020 7:27:42 AM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

they should have been pulled out sooner. The place is a craphole.


14 posted on 11/19/2020 7:28:48 AM PST by Yorlik803
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rfreedom4u

Afghanistan is on his schedule. AP sources: Trump to order troop cuts in Afghanistan, Iraq https://apnews.com/article/trump-troop-reduction-afghanistan-iraq-92e43910a8822160ce45f950139ae048


15 posted on 11/19/2020 7:29:55 AM PST by GailA (TRUMP IS A GUTSY PRESIDENT)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

good, then we should send all Somalis back to their country.


16 posted on 11/19/2020 7:30:50 AM PST by euram
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Somalia is a third world hell hole run by murderers and rapists - not a nice place.


17 posted on 11/19/2020 7:35:00 AM PST by 1Old Pro ( )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BuffaloJack
...we have no laws in any other country.

Somalia doesn't have its own laws in its country.

18 posted on 11/19/2020 7:35:23 AM PST by real saxophonist (Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. -Bruce Lee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk

Thank God we will be out of there!


19 posted on 11/19/2020 7:35:54 AM PST by Citizen Soldier
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: knighthawk
There's a good sized Somali population here in northern Colorado, they all work at the Swift plant.

Doing jobs the illegal Mexicans are too scared to do after the ICE raid.

20 posted on 11/19/2020 7:38:42 AM PST by real saxophonist (Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. -Bruce Lee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-27 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson