Obama would pull troops out of Iraq or Afghanistan and re-deploy them to Africa.
No Republican wants to see footage of dead black Africans killed by white American troops all over the nightly news.
We also do not have the troops to spare at this time. Although we might have some surplus Iraqi AK's we can hand over to the opposition
I prefer a “proxy” war in this case..
In that case, international military action, with Britain playing a “delicate role”, would have to be considered, said the former European Union High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
Translation: We don’t want to get our hands dirty. Paging George Bush and the USMC.
The Brits insisted on putting Mugabe in power. Now they have to live with the unforeseen consequences.
Cut the head off and the body will die! Mugabe and the top military brass can be eliminated. While we are at it, tell Mr. useless, Mbeki to keep his head WAY DOWN! Calling Global Hawk!
Any white, western troops would be targets in that scenario. Off shore and air support, maybe. Would SA go along with it?
Military intervention would be difficult, as Zimbabwe is landlocked. To gain access to the country from the Indian Ocean, one would have to cross Mozambique, South Africa, or perhaps Tanzania. To access Zimbabwe from the Atlantic, one must first transit Southwest Africa, Angola, or Congo Kinshasa along the coast, and then pass through Botswana or Zambia.
Then get YOUR ass over there, Paddy. Maybe you can make it a double date with Jimmy Carter.
The handwriting was on the wall for Whites the day that Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, and they should have made plans to leave then. Many families would be alive today instead of butchered by government thugs.
Name one African country that isn’t beset with tribal warfare. It’s the way they have always behaved and probably always will.
Not to sound harsh, but I fail to see a compelling national interest.
“...with Britain playing a “delicate role”,...”
What the “H” is this crap about “delicate”? Here’s a guy advocating “Military Action” to prevent “Genocide” and using the word “Delicate” in the same breath so-to-speak.
If the UK is going to advocate “International Military Action” then they need back it up with something other than them taking a “Delicate Position”.
“Here, Here I’ll hold your coat while YOU bloody their nose”.
Africa is the LAST place on the planet that America should send troops on a “Nation Building” exercise...
To flatten Somalia — fine.
To flatten Libya — fine.
To flatten Sudan — fine.
To flatten any other hot bed of militant Islamic Jihadists — fine.
But do it from the air..
If troops MUST go in - have them walk in over a single layer of smoldering ruins....
NO MORE NATION BUILDING — that is for the nation’s citizens.
The military is primarily a force for destruction......
That they appear to be successful at many other tasks, does not and should not alter their primary mission.
Paddy Pantsdown pull em up long enough to shoulder a rifle.
Executive Outcomes could have taken care of this easily.