2012 spring : (NORTH AFRICA : IN SPRING 2012 SMALL TEAMS OF SPECIAL FORCES ARRIVED AT US EMBASSIES : THE MISSION IS TO SET UP A NETWORK THAT COULD QUICKLY STRIKE A TERRORIST TARGET OR RESCUE A HOSTAGE) (Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...————White House widening covert war in North Africa , AP ^ | 10/3/2012 | Kimberly Dozier Posted on 10/03/2012 12:05:58 PM PDT by mojito
The counter terror effort indicates that the administration has been worried for some time about a growing threat posed by al-Qaida and its offshoots in North Africa.
On the subject of developing a special operations unit, U.S. officials received approval from Congress well before the Benghazi attack to reprogram some funding in the budget that could be used for the commando program in Libya. But the details are still being discussed with the Libyans and also must get final approval from Congress, according to the defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
The initial cost is estimated at about $6.2 million.
6.2 million?
That's it?
They are waiting for "final approval" for over a year for 6.2 mill?
It does not sound like the administration was THAT worried about growing threats posed by al-Qaida and its offshoots in North Africa.
It sounds just like "we are studying that" or "we have that under investigation."
This is about all you get in the way of an answer on anything from “the current administration."
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