now Trump is sending troops into Somalia, first US troops since Clinton Mogadishu debacle

[JohnnyApplesack]

Source: Washington Post

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. military is sending dozens of regular troops to Somalia in the largest such deployment to the Horn of Africa country in roughly two decades.

...what could go wrong???

Even now, Somalia’s fragile central government is struggling to assert itself after the nationwide chaos that began with the fall of dictator Siad Barre in 1991.

The U.S. Africa Command on Friday said this deployment is for logistics training of Somalia’s army, which is battling the extremist group al-Shabab that emerged from the country’s years of warlord-led conflict. About 40 troops are taking part.

I hope some of these Trump Battalion Rambos get off their asses and into some cammies soon, it's hitting the fan everywhere these days, time for the Draft

 

[Weatherman2020]

Source: Washington Post

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. military is sending dozens of regular troops to Somalia in the largest such deployment to the Horn of Africa country in roughly two decades.

...what could go wrong???

Even now, Somalia’s fragile central government is struggling to assert itself after the nationwide chaos that began with the fall of dictator Siad Barre in 1991.

The U.S. Africa Command on Friday said this deployment is for logistics training of Somalia’s army, which is battling the extremist group al-Shabab that emerged from the country’s years of warlord-led conflict. About 40 troops are taking part.

I hope some of these Trump Battalion Rambos get off their asses and into some cammies soon, it's hitting the fan everywhere these days, time for the Draft

U.S. has deployed military advisers to Somalia, officials say
By Craig Whitlock
January 10, 2014

The U.S. military secretly deployed a small number of trainers and advisers to Somalia in October, the first time regular troops have been stationed in the war-ravaged country since 1993, when two helicopters were shot down and 18 Americans killed in the “Black Hawk Down” disaster.
U.S. military advisers on the ground in Somalia

 

[BlindBoo]

I have no problems sending in trainers and advisors.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Poor Somalia. We helped destroy everything they've got so they took up pirate-ing. A lot like Mexico.

The cheeto said "we" would not go into Somalia but he also said "we" would not go into Syria. And that was AFTER we were already there.

What a hot mess he is.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Jeezus did the anti-neocon Right help elect the most neconist candidate in the 17 who ran on the GOP side?