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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at security.blogs.cnn.com ...


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To: bamuir07

“Use your brain.”

Yes, I need to think extra hard about how to help people READ WHAT I AM SAYING.

Good grief.

LRA is a pack of thugs. I said that. I repeat ...

LRA is a pack of thugs. I said that. I repeat ...

Can we get PAST that for a second?


261 posted on 10/16/2011 9:23:30 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (George Washington: [Government] is a dangerous servant and a terrible master.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Whoever gives a flying fig about getting past the OBVIOUS, Obama needs token “bitter clingers” to point the finger at while he wags the dog. That’s been my only point for some time.


262 posted on 10/16/2011 9:25:28 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (George Washington: [Government] is a dangerous servant and a terrible master.)
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To: NavyCanDo

People are trying so hard to appear fair minded toward 0 and the religious components, let’s put this in other terms.

Let’s pretend that there’s a sheriff who was raised in Hungary and is half Hungarian. And now he’s sheriff of a town that is half Hungarian and half Romanian. And his town is riddled with a Hungarian crime spree — 10,000 crimes which the shreriff ignores. Instead, he jumps on one Romanian gang. Yes, the Romanian gang is evil, but the sheriff always said that those Romanians were “evil”, and now he has “proof”. And his raid on the gang just happens to occur when the sheriff is suffering bad PR from two scandals. Coincidence? Hardly.

Obama tries his best to look the other way when muslims cut the breasts off Christian mothers. But boy oh boy if he learns about violence from self-proclaimed “Christians”, then he pounces, especially when he needs a distraction from his scandals, might help out Soros, might gain some way regarding Uganda’s oil, etc.


263 posted on 10/16/2011 10:23:46 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (George Washington: [Government] is a dangerous servant and a terrible master.)
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To: 11th Commandment

Graphic Vid Allegedly Shows Coptic Christian Girl Being Sexually Assaulted to ‘Islamize Her’.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/graphic-vid-allegedly-shows-coptic-christian-girl-being-sexualy-assaulted-in-order-to-islamize-her/
Jun 9, 2011 ... CONTENT WARNING: this story contains graphic images that may be disturbing to some. While the woman’s nudity has been blacked out and ...

Bolton: Obama Calls For Restraint From Egyptian Christians As They’re Being Killed (Video)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2790849/posts
[Arab Spring alert]


264 posted on 10/16/2011 10:24:57 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (George Washington: [Government] is a dangerous servant and a terrible master.)
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To: AfricanChristian
"...Islamic terrorism has never kept me up awake at night, but hunger, mosquitoes and unemployment have..."

I am glad that is the case for you.

However, there are several thousand Americans who will never wake up again due to Islamic Terrorism which was aimed DIRECTLY at our nation, so it IS an issue for those of us in this country.

I am sure there are many Africans who could care less about national anti-semitism, but Israelis are quite concerned about it, and for good reason. Their concern should not be dismissed because it makes no difference to Africans of whatever tribe or nationality.

We are not yet a third-world country despite the best efforts of some, but even so, healthcare, unemployment and terrorism are issues for many Americans, even if sanitation is not. Yet.

When you cannot obtain water, food is not the primary problem.

When you cannot obtain food, sanitation is not your primary problem.

In the same vein, when someone is trying to kill you, water, food and sanitation may not be your primary issue.

Context is important, and the context in which water, food, insects, unemployment and terrorism are experienced is quite different when comparing Africans and Americans.

265 posted on 10/16/2011 6:07:30 PM PDT by rlmorel (9/11: Aggression is attracted to weakness like sharks are to blood, and we were weak. We still are.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Barry the Imposter sends troops to protect Soro’s investment in the newly emerging oil industry in Africa.


266 posted on 10/17/2011 12:09:10 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ohioWfan

That is not what is happening over in Uganda, and Kony and the LRA are not Christians, though they claim to be. They are murderers, torturers, and rapists, that have no political goal except their own. They fight Muslims and Christians with equal venom.

Kony gathers around himself superstitious animist, pagan and Christian illiterates who follow him, personally. He is not fighting Muslims any more than Christians or other religious beliefs. He has been creating havoc in the country for 20 years, and is a very bad soul.

Don’t let people mislead you into thinking this guy is a Christian. He is not a crusader for anyone but himself.


267 posted on 11/12/2011 1:49:17 PM PST by Jacob Kell (Osama/Obama the only difference is BS.)
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268 posted on 11/12/2011 1:50:31 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Jacob Kell
Just FYI - you replied to my post #67. I acknowledged that I was mistaken about the group in post #68.

(A LONG time ago! :)

However, I appreciate the information.

269 posted on 11/13/2011 5:59:16 AM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star winner!)
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To: ohioWfan

I missed the post where you admitted it. Sorry about it. BTW, did you know that the Islamist regime in Sudan actually backed the LRA, if I’m not mistaken? Would any real Christian accept help from Bashir and his thugs?


270 posted on 11/13/2011 9:06:54 AM PST by Jacob Kell (Osama/Obama the only difference is BS.)
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To: Jacob Kell
Perhaps a technicality, but I didn't 'admit' anything. I heard on the radio (I think from Rush) that day, that LRA was "Christian" and found out quickly here that it was anything but....

At any rate, it was a month ago and your apology is accepted.

271 posted on 11/13/2011 5:31:59 PM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star winner!)
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