Op-Ed: Do You Know What is Happening in Mali?

israelnationalnews.com ^ | 1/18/13 | Prof. Phyllis Chesler

[ColdOne]

During the third debate of the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney talked about Mali and the danger al-Qaeda represented there. The Obamamedia laughed and derided Romney, carrying Barack Obama’s water and continued advancing the fraud that Obama had decimated al-Qaeda, even though al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists had taken over an American consulate and killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya just weeks prior.

Surprise!!!! Al-Qaeda in Mali is a serious enough threat that the French, THE FRENCH!, have invaded Mali to fight them there.

It looks like Romney was indeed correctly focused on foreign threats, al-Qaeda is not decimated but in fact very much alive, and the Obama administration is as blind, or more likely deceptive, about Mali as it was about Benghazi.

Or is Obama giving cover to Islamists in Mali like he does in Egypt and the Palestinian Authority?

[maine yankee]

He lost me at ‘consulate’. There was no consulate. It was a CIA clearing house.

[cripplecreek]

Hell, I can’t afford to fight a war in Mali.

[Uncle Chip]

The U.S., for its part, has committed logistical support but said it will not send troops to Mali at this time. U.S. policy forbids military aid to countries where the existing government was put in place as a result of a coup. Because of this, no support can go directly to the Malian government until a leader is elected.

All in favor say Aye. All opposed say Nay. The Ayes have it. The President is elected. Now send the drones.