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    Trump orders troops out of Somalia as Pentagon promises terrorist threat will still b

    Trump orders troops out of Somalia as Pentagon promises terrorist threat will still be contained.....

    Late on Friday, President Trump ordered the repositioning of most U.S. personnel and assets out of Somalia by early 2021 despite a terrorist threat in the country.



    “At the direction of the president and the acting secretary of defense, U.S. Africa Command is repositioning our forces within East Africa,” U.S. Africa Command Col. Chris Karns told the Washington Examiner after a statement announcing the decision was posted on the Department of Defense website.


    “This action is not a withdrawal and end to our efforts but a reposition,” Karns said, while declining to elaborate on where some 750 soldiers now in Somalia would be relocated.


    Miller’s visit included a stop at America’s only base in Africa, Camp Lemonnier in nearby Djibouti.



    Milley underscored that al Shabab remains a threat in the region and is an extension of al Qaeda.



    “They do have some reach, and they could, if left unattended, conduct operations against not only U.S. interests in the region, but also against the homeland,” he said. “ So, they require attention.”......snip~



    Trump orders troops out of Somalia as Pentagon promises terrorist threat will still be contained (washingtonexaminer.com)



    Well if we have only one base in Africa. Where else can they go?
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    Let Biden refill and be on his head..........................

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    Quote Originally Posted by MMC View Post
    Trump orders troops out of Somalia as Pentagon promises terrorist threat will still be contained.....

    Late on Friday, President Trump ordered the repositioning of most U.S. personnel and assets out of Somalia by early 2021 despite a terrorist threat in the country.



    “At the direction of the president and the acting secretary of defense, U.S. Africa Command is repositioning our forces within East Africa,” U.S. Africa Command Col. Chris Karns told the Washington Examiner after a statement announcing the decision was posted on the Department of Defense website.


    “This action is not a withdrawal and end to our efforts but a reposition,” Karns said, while declining to elaborate on where some 750 soldiers now in Somalia would be relocated.


    Miller’s visit included a stop at America’s only base in Africa, Camp Lemonnier in nearby Djibouti.



    Milley underscored that al Shabab remains a threat in the region and is an extension of al Qaeda.



    “They do have some reach, and they could, if left unattended, conduct operations against not only U.S. interests in the region, but also against the homeland,” he said. “ So, they require attention.”......snip~



    Trump orders troops out of Somalia as Pentagon promises terrorist threat will still be contained (washingtonexaminer.com)



    Well if we have only one base in Africa. Where else can they go?
    The US has various military all over Africa, they're just not called a "base". My son in law (AFOSI) is stationed at a "camp" in Africa. As 2/27/20 there were 29 installations, camps, bases or whatever they decided to call them. Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti is the only permanent base in Africa.

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    Outstanding!





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    And if you notice in the new Defense Authorization Act Congress is trying to force Trump into keeping forcing in Iraq and Afghanistan. Trump may veto that causing the government to go partially dark next Saturday.

    The deep state (globalist cabal) is still strong despite Trump wounding it deeply. And the anti-Trumpist Cult are globalists who should be hanged as traitors. And not the easy long drop. No. Not that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    And if you notice in the new Defense Authorization Act Congress is trying to force Trump into keeping forcing in Iraq and Afghanistan. Trump may veto that causing the government to go partially dark next Saturday.

    The deep state (globalist cabal) is still strong despite Trump wounding it deeply. And the anti-Trumpist Cult are globalists who should be hanged as traitors. And not the easy long drop. No. Not that.
    Trump has made some deep in roads into cleaning out the deep state but it would take him 10 terms to get halfway there.





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    Good move!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hanger4 View Post
    The US has various military all over Africa, they're just not called a "base". My son in law (AFOSI) is stationed at a "camp" in Africa. As 2/27/20 there were 29 installations, camps, bases or whatever they decided to call them. Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti is the only permanent base in Africa.
    Yeah, and US Africa Command is based out of Germany.
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