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2007-02-07 Home Front: WoT

Bush approves new military command for Africa

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-02-07 00:28|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Several Lefty Netters are already arguing is proof of Dubya's = USA's imperialism, as opposed of course to a GLOBAL ISLAMIST/JIHADIST STATE andor SOCIALIST WORLD ORDER PC DOMIN BY RUSSIA-CHINA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-02-07 01:20|| 2007-02-07 01:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Others would say the Saudi's are feeling vulnerable from their neighbors to the south.

Posted by Skidmark 2007-02-07 03:43|| 2007-02-07 03:43|| Front Page Top

#3 A blunder added to a long list of continental blunderings I fear, but Afri-Kommand has a most interesting ring to it. Any bets it won't be located in Salisbury.

"From land to land throughout the world the news is going round, That Ireland's flag triumphant flies on high o'er English ground. In far-off Africa today the English fly dismayed Before the flag of green and gold borne by McBride's brigade." AR dTIR AR MUINTEAR AR dTEANGA' (our country, our people, our language')

Posted by Besoeker 2007-02-07 06:22|| 2007-02-07 06:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Can someone explain to me what green beer has to do with this subject? Or, for that matter, reflexive bog bigotry against the English?

Posted by Excalibur 2007-02-07 09:01|| 2007-02-07 09:01|| Front Page Top

#5 A bit of historical extrapolation, nothing more.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-02-07 09:20|| 2007-02-07 09:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Just cut the force structure for the new Command out of our NATO assets. It's not like that needs our attention anymore, and hasn't since the Soviet Union collapsed. Not that the Euros demonstrated their skills in the Balkans, but it's their problem. BTW, where were all the Donk's with resolutions to pull our troops out of Kosovo?

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-02-07 09:58|| 2007-02-07 09:58|| Front Page Top

Actually, this is one of the REAL reason for the Iraq war, and it is a superb reason.

US Commands are enormous in scope, with an area of responsibility covering continents and seas. However, CENTCOM and EUCOM are very overextended as far as supporting and directing US force projection on the far side of the world.

Once Iraq is out of the limelight, it will most likely become the new AFRICOM Headquarters, with a Status of Forces agreement like the US had with Germany.

This places the US in the very best strategic location in the world, smack dab in the middle of where we anticipate major military conflicts and instability for the next 20-30 years, guarding the world's oil production, keeping Russia and China OUT of the region, menacing Iran, and patrolling vital waterways.

It is like having the an aircraft carrier ten times the size of a Ford class ship on permanent duty station there.

In the long run, it will profit us ten times every dollar we spent getting there. In money, international power, and American lives saved.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-07 10:43|| 2007-02-07 10:43|| Front Page Top

#8 bad idea...Africa would devour our time and our resources. Every time genocide breaks out, the world will either blame us or expect us to stop it.

Posted by shellback 2007-02-07 21:25|| 2007-02-07 21:25|| Front Page Top

#9 shellback: As Bono said, which wasn't widely reported for some reason: "George Bush has done more for Africa than any US President."

Bush has an uncanny knack for seeing the possibilities in places totally ignored by Washington, like India and Africa. His opening of relations with India is far more than Nixon did with China. Incredibly good idea.

In Africa, things are starting to happen that are both new and of intense interest to the US. They have what might become a multi-national army forming, al-Qaeda was making some serious inroads there until the US jumped in and kicked their ass, vast numbers of Africans are quitting Islam to become Christian, etc.

And the Chinese are also becoming interested in Africa.

Bush saw and sees the potential, and with some strong diplomatic and military efforts, we might end up if not uplifting Africa, than keeping it from becoming a major pain in the butt.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-07 22:50|| 2007-02-07 22:50|| Front Page Top

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