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Obama sending combat troops to central Africa to aid fight against rebels
CNN ^ | October 14th, 2011 | CNN

Posted on 10/14/2011 11:09:02 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

President Obama has deployed combat troops to central Africa to aid in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army. In a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, Obama says 12 troops with "appropriate combat equipment" were deployed on October 12 and approximately 100 in total will be deployed including a second combat team and headquarters, communications and logistics personnel. The forces will provide information and advise and assist "select partner nation forces," Obama explains. The troops will not fight except in self-defense. The full letter is after the jump.

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To: marty60

Oh my gosh Marty! What these people are doing to children ! because they believe mutilating them to death will bring them wealth....and the Uganda Gov. does nothing.


181 posted on 10/14/2011 9:57:35 PM PDT by caww
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To: marty60

Oh my gosh Marty! What these people are doing to children ! because they believe mutilating them to death will bring them wealth....and the Uganda Gov. does nothing.

But then our “witch doctors” go right into the mothers wombs here and mutilates our children before they are even born!... and our government sanctions it. And it’s the mothers walking right thru the doors to sacrifice their children for the sake of whatever reasoning their minds can conceive.


182 posted on 10/14/2011 10:01:31 PM PDT by caww
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To: gtk

Kony is a law unto himself. He claims to run the LRA according to the Ten Commandments, but he and the hundreds of forcibly conscripted children who serve as his killing squads are feared throughout the region for their horrific levels of brutality and the butchery of tens of thousands of defenseless civilians.

Their swath of destruction has displaced well over’ 2 million people.’... Kony has forced new male recruits to rape their mothers and kill their parents. ...Former LRA members say the rebels sometimes cook and eat their victims.

From your links.


183 posted on 10/14/2011 10:07:51 PM PDT by caww
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To: RMFC

a successful revolution to overthrow the marxist Obamanation would best begin with a media coup, complete physical destruction of the MSM propaganda mill, demolition of transmission towers, severing of fiber optic cables, scrambling of computer data, dispatching and deprogramming of the MSM staff and leadership with extreme predjudice [/militia kook fantasy]


184 posted on 10/14/2011 10:16:31 PM PDT by KTM rider ( with citizenship you get indentured servitude)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
There is a news post on Fox Web also, "Obama Sends U.S. Troops to Central Africa to Aid Campaign Against Rebel Group" Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/14/obama-sends-us-troops-to-central-africa-to-aid-campaign-against-rebel-group/?test=latestnews#ixzz1ap0RigUz The report states that, in addition to sending troops to counter the Lord's Resistance Army, that "Ultimately, they will also deploy in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Congo." Before checking this forum to see if any articles on this had already been posted, I was considering posting this Fox page but there is no need to be redundant. The reason I was going to post the Fox article is, there is something profoundly disturbing to me about all of this, and perhaps some of you share my concerns. Now, I did do some research on the LRA (formerly the Uganda Christian Democratic Army), it is typically tribal as is found all over Africa, violent, but so too all over the region, they take children by force into the Christian-Shamic fold (but taking children by force in such a manner is very common in Africa, be Christian-Mystic-Islam-et all, because children are, and it is not being bigoted to say so, are considered "stupid adults", or "little men" rather than "children") - and while atrocity occurs, all sides in the various factions here are committing atrocity or even worse ... and, while I understand that the LRA is jumping borders between Sudan, CRA and Congo which thus explains in part (but still disturbing) report that US troops will also soon be sent to these parts of the same region ... I have to say: (1) I do not trust Obama on this, that there is more to this than the initial reports … (2) This will only help the Islamists who want to retake control in Uganda (remember Idi Amin Dada was a Muslim, dictator of Uganda) … (3) Certainly the Army is very much a cult-like conglomeration of Christian peoples, some tribal beliefs, and simply those forced into engaging in the LRA as armed soldiers under an cult-like leader who believes in spirits – frightening in aspects – but if anyone understands the region, one understands this is not a-typical, and in no way even the worst of it as can be found … The Islamic terrorists also in the region are much worse … I hate to repeat myself, but many of us were warning about Islamic terrorism long, long before 911, and now I fear we are seeing another phantom now stepping into the modern (“civilized”) world – and I am NOT talking about the LRA, what I am talking about is an Africa of armed factions, easily swayed to complete madness, an Africa with a gun in its hand and just waving it around, and very extreme violence that easily will also turn and attack beyond its own borders … I even observed a very strange reflection of it in the corporate world when two individuals from Africa, suddenly turn on each other for tribal reasons beyond our understanding, violent, and even odd if that is the word for it. I do not discount tribalism among Euro peoples – look at the Nazis. But because it is everywhere lurking, does not give continence for it to rage out and run wild whether it be from Africa, Europe or anywhere. There is today a very disturbing danger – again, I do not make reference to LRA. They are only 3,000 soldiers. And I do not trust what Obama is doing there. To take down this cult-like Christian Army will only empower the more dangerous Islamic trends in the region and beyond. Now we are stepping into a very, very spooky thing. Something that will, for probably 90 percent of the West, well – take their breath away, where each step you know there is a door there to some sort of unknown that is not going to be anything you can understand, or like. I can tell you right now, Americans have no idea, and now we are walking into that closet, and when we leave that closet, something is going to come from it to follow us. This isn’t good. Not at all. And it is the beginning of the next chapter of some very horrific times for us all.
185 posted on 10/14/2011 10:18:49 PM PDT by Brian_Baldwin
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To: TigersEye

I’ve seen that photo - those are head scarves, required in Muslim areas so as not to offend the arse lifters we are so generously defending and providing for... who would turn on us and kill all our troops in a heartbeat as soon as there was no longer anything in it for them.

They frequently do already, it seems. Arguing with a Muslim is probably one of the better ways you can get yourself murdered.

The hijab or burqua, as I understand it, is the total head to toe body covering / tent that Muslim sex slaves of the female variety (not all of them are of course) are obligated to wear. They are only allowed a little slit or a screen / mesh window to peek out of. Good luck in a fire fight wearing one of those!

Karzai is a corrupt, treacherous sunnuffabeech IMHO and the first time he threatened to join the Taliban if we didn’t appease him he should have had a hellfire missile driven up his arrogant butt and see if the next “president” of Afghanistan might be a little more cooperative.

If we have to keep paying them Jizya (I understand some of the tribal chiefs get up to $50K a month for not blowing us up) and jumping through our arses so as not to “offend” them I say either get the heck out of dodge or just kill ‘em all, let Allah sort ‘em out and be done with it.

They are slowly bleeding us to death as it is, and I have to wonder if that’s the whole idea.

How long before our troops are required to squat towards Mecca 5 times a day in order to keep the barbarians happy?
Is it SOP already?

I’ve never seen an Army work so damn hard to LOSE a war in my life... and I was around for VietNam! (The Military didn’t lose that one - the bloody politicians did!)

Like I said; Deja Vu all over again....


186 posted on 10/14/2011 10:23:53 PM PDT by George Varnum (Liberty, like our Forefather's Flintlock Musket, must be kept clean, oiled, and READY!)
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To: George Varnum

Can’t disagree with you at all. It’s a wonderful world we got here now isn’t it?


187 posted on 10/14/2011 10:26:58 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: Brian_Baldwin

Paragraphs are our friends...


188 posted on 10/14/2011 10:52:25 PM PDT by LachlanMinnesota (Which are you? A producer, a looter, or a moocher of wealth?)
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To: George Varnum
Now that is some entertaining writing there !

scary but entertaining just the same

189 posted on 10/14/2011 11:01:36 PM PDT by KTM rider ( with citizenship you get indentured servitude)
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To: brownsfan

This time it’s the Christians that they will be fighting against.


190 posted on 10/14/2011 11:04:13 PM PDT by Eva
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To: rightwingextremist1776

This is the kind of battle that Code Pink likes, we are supporting the Muslims against the Christians who are fighting back against persecution.

The Lord’s Resistance Army, mean’s Onward Christian Soldiers.


191 posted on 10/14/2011 11:06:13 PM PDT by Eva
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To: 11th Commandment

Rush said the same thing this morning, well Christians, he didn’t say Evangelical.

I was repeating it. I just looked it up and it seems that they were influenced by missionaries a hundred years ago, but the religion is just a conglomeration of the traditional tribal religions and Christianity. It sounds like something that you would find in Haiti.

Sorry to anyone that I posted that these were Christians. They are NOT CHRISTIANS.

As I read the history, I could see the media slant on this coming.


192 posted on 10/14/2011 11:14:27 PM PDT by Eva
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To: George Varnum

All of what you say is true, and here’s some more food for thought.
All of these little flare-ups, and the utter demoralization of the troops also has another purpose. When his “Civilian force, better armed than the military” rise up, you know the ones he armed in Mexico, and is training in the streets of America right now before our eyes, where will our military be?
Having quit because they don’t want to serve under this POS, de-funded, and their remainders spread all over the globe, a big part of the American people will just lay down for the slaughter.
Some us will fight, but most won’t.
He’s already gotten away with the most blatant part of the plan, the arming of the force that will walk in across our southern border. And he’s not even being questioned about it. The media , except for 1 or 2 are doing their job, and keeping the American people in the dark.
We Patriots, the ones who want to defend our way of life had better be looking for a corner that we can defend. We don’t have any allies in the world except maybe Israel, and when the SHTF we are going to be on our own, and I’m including what members of the military believe like we do.
Keep your powder dry. He and his ilk have something up their sleeve. He hasn’t been hanging around Bill Ayers, Bernadette Dohrn, Jeremiah Wright, Louie Farrakan, and his militant wookie of a wife for nothing.
I was beginning to think maybe we might make it past this guy, but after what I have seen, and heard from the people staging these protests around the country, I have my doubts. For every 1 of these woefully ignorant fools marching for their own destruction, there are a thousand otherwise hardworking, normal Americans, who are too consumed with American Idol voting, or Dancing with the Stars, to be bothered to go vote, or even take the time to care what’s happening to their country.
Everyday I grow more and more convinced that we are in huge trouble, and most of us have no idea how deep we are.


193 posted on 10/14/2011 11:40:40 PM PDT by rikkir (Political office should be a sacrifice, not a reward. Do your service and GO HOME!)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

I, ‘the daughter,’ don’t have that figure, but it’s irrelevant because Obama’s not taking out any ‘Christian’ thugs either. READ THESE WORDS (they’ve been typed enough times already): The LRA is NOT Christian. I’ve seen the handiwork of this “Christ-follower” and if babies missing limbs and mothers missing breasts are the work of the son of God, call me an atheist. Use your brain. Don’t let your hatred of Obama color this action - if you incorrectly boil this down to a Christian-Muslim issue, you may miss the real tyranny at work. Go ahead and educate yourself before you speak out of turn and get YOUR facts straight.


194 posted on 10/15/2011 12:25:29 AM PDT by bamuir07
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Our troops will not be fighting? Just like US planes are not dropping bombs on Libya?
And Obama and his people want to cut defense spending while we are fighting two wars.
This is just plain crazy.
195 posted on 10/15/2011 1:18:23 AM PDT by Yorlik803 (better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Beware: BO consistently furthers the “redistribution of weapons.”


196 posted on 10/15/2011 1:37:27 AM PDT by taraytarah ( Get acquainted with a Proven Leader. Hermancain.com)
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To: brownsfan
The troops will not fight except in self-defense.

Standard NATO ROE BS.

197 posted on 10/15/2011 1:42:28 AM PDT by taraytarah ( Get acquainted with a Proven Leader. HermanCainExpress.com)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Aiding his allah akbar buddies with our tax dollars.>>>>>>>>>>

Jug Eared Stooge is sending in some white guys to get cut up what does he care? I will amend that to white plus Hispanics I don’t see blacks in combat they are in the support columns in Iraq and Afghanistan.


198 posted on 10/15/2011 1:47:00 AM PDT by dennisw (What good is a used up world and how could it be worth having - - Sting)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

In an ultra weird way this how pResident Jug Ears is moving to gin up his black base to get off dey ass and vote for him in 2012


199 posted on 10/15/2011 1:49:41 AM PDT by dennisw (What good is a used up world and how could it be worth having - - Sting)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Military is being spread out and deliberately diluted with sub-par individuals( women, homosexuals, pick your pc poison) this a traitorous act. What will happen if we actually need them to defend the USA, not good.


200 posted on 10/15/2011 2:15:43 AM PDT by X-FID
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