Posted on 08/01/2022 2:42:56 PM PDT by Coronal
Did I imply that we should necessarily intervene everywhere? But they aren’t nice people and if we get the opportunity killing some of them its a good idea. As a global power we have *some* interests nearly everywhere.
I don’t have to have mined in Africa to know of AQIM in North Africa. AQ has also been in Khartoum since the late 80’s, made their first foray into Somalia in ‘92 and never left.
Though in Somalia their assistance has waxed & waned over the years. Al Shabab has some AQ influence but is not a full franchise like AQIM.
AQ influence is pretty much everywhere in the Horn.
Did you forget ‘98 when AQ bombed our embassies in Kenya & Tanzania?
Of course there are plenty of ISIL affiliates and no shortage of home-grown Islamist groups just as bad elsewhere. Like Boko Haram in Nigeria.
In recent years Russia via Wagner mercs have teamed up with many Islamist groups in Africa to attack our interests there as well.
My point is they pick the “low-hanging” fruit pretty much when they are pretty much non-factors, more for election year stunts.
This won’t make our country any safer. I mean I’m not sorry this guy is dead, if they really killed him.
When does one become uber-old?
Are they sure this time that it wasn’t a peace worker and his ten kids getting water?
We still got authorization to shoot people overseas?
Blind pig finds acorn! Film at 11!
Seriously, it looks like the Brandon cabal has given up on scoring points on domestic issues, so they’re pushing for foreign policy wins. They got Israeli President Herzog pretending to like Brandon and think he’s wonderful. They kill Zawahiri or announce that Zawahiri is dead. They send effective munitions to Ukraine. Nancy Fallover goes to Taiwan despite Chinese “pressure” which was probably staged, and more to come.
This is the same guy they killed before. People are being resurrected now?
Shh, they needed to kill him again, he’s really tough.
The son of Kane gets the Ginsu bomb.
They just pick an easily hit leader and use him as a PR tool when ratings are needed. Then they take him out.
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