dannydan 0 #26 February 24, 2012 never do i get pissed off while drunk... i might be able to supply some corn fellas! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electronaut 0 #27 February 24, 2012 We're in more than 4, kind of misleading title. We're also in Djibouti, almost went there a couple years ago for work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannydan 0 #28 February 24, 2012 QuoteWe're in more than 4, kind of misleading title. We're also in Djibouti, almost went there a couple years ago for work. ***FIVE*** NOW i'm really pissed....! ;P need more corn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #29 February 26, 2012 QuoteNews:US troops now in 4 African countries "U.S. troops helping in the fight against a brutal rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army are now deployed in four Central African countries..."Full story: Associated Press I really don't want to see the sequel to Blackhawk Down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannydan 0 #30 February 26, 2012 +1 to my original point! @Coreece, unlike the hollywood movie that Liv Tyler was in, "Armageddon" nothing we do will change the inevitable as it is written... Humanity will only be prolonged or wiped in "ah twinkling of an eye!" ....patron to the bartender, "HEY, will you please not serve dannydan any more tonight!?!" ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 184 #31 February 26, 2012 Quote@Coreece, unlike the hollywood movie that Liv Tyler was in, "Armageddon" nothing we do will change the inevitable as it is written.. Just because something negative is written doesn't mean we just stand by and watch, or even worse...expedite it's fruition. The christian lra and other groups like the muslim janjaweed need to be smoked out and vaporized...I'm thankful those who disagree are not the ones calling the shots. It would probably be in our best interest if future operations remained classified...apparently people are still too preoccupied with the trivialities of life, unfortunately.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannydan 0 #32 February 26, 2012 it IS a good thing for catankerous old men not be the ones calling the shots! ;P However let me be very clear about myself, i'm not even close in thought much less the actions of a Rudolph or McViegh... That's not my job as a law abiding, tax paying, child rearing father... Imma kinda thinkin that IF King Saul would of heeded what was commanded of him, then the world just might not be in the shiT that it is in! ;) Jeehahahad didn't just start the day before sept9th2001 people :( Anyway Coreece, i truely like the way you express and articulate your thoughts, opinions and knowledge. You seem to be very level headed with a great deal of common sense. Where do you jumP? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 184 #33 February 26, 2012 QuoteDon't you care about the massacres of innocents that are occurring there? Nah, apparently they rather just bitch about christians burning the koran and how they're so oppressed by pro-lifers and homophobes while they remain silent about the real religious nutters on a free-for-all blood bath who leave mothers of the dead to raise the progeny of their rapists. Nice set of priorities there...Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 184 #34 February 26, 2012 Quote Anyway Coreece, i truely like the way you express and articulate your thoughts, opinions and knowledge. You seem to be very level headed with a great deal of common sense. Meh...for the most part it's all just pretentious bullshit. I don't really talk like that...hopefully you'll never have to experience one of my drunk posting extravaganzas.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannydan 0 #35 February 26, 2012 ikr... just like all of mine! Ya think i could read some of these opeds sober..? NOT! ;P lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnay 0 #36 March 7, 2012 Here is some interesting background and updates on this story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #37 March 8, 2012 QuoteHere is some interesting background and updates on this story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc Except that even the State Dept says the Movies facts are two years behind as far as the Asshat in Question. MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #38 March 8, 2012 Special Forces troops often work in other places that people never hear about. During the Vietnam war, there were operations going on in many other countries in South East Asia. Often times Special Forces work in an advisory capacity. Other times in direct action. It doesn't surprise me that there are 4 African countries where operations are going on now.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lost_n_confuzd 0 #39 March 9, 2012 We already have U.S. troops in many African Countries - South Africa, Congo, Nigeria, Kenya, Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, etc... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,499 #40 March 9, 2012 The United States Africa Command, also known as U.S. AFRICOM, is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). As one of six that are regionally focused, it is devoted solely to Africa. U.S. AFRICOM is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for U.S. military relations with 54 African countries. USAFRICOM better enables the Department of Defense to work with other elements of the U.S. government and others to achieve a more stable environment where political and economic growth can take place. U.S. AFRICOM is committed to supporting U.S. government objectives through the delivery and sustainment of effective security cooperation programs that assist African nations build their security capacity to enable them to better provide for their own defense. The command was created by presidential order in 2007 and was officially activated October 1, 2007. Hmmm - who was President in 2007?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #41 March 9, 2012 QuoteQuoteCiting your article: "The U.S. announced in October it was sending about 100 U.S. troops - mostly special operations forces - to Central Africa" Saying "4 African Countries" seems a tad misleading. You should have read beyond the first paragraph. Quote: "Rear Adm. Brian L. Losey, the top U.S. special operations commander for Africa, said the U.S. troops are now stationed in bases in Uganda, Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic.""Four countries" is precisely accurate, according to the news story. So what's your objection to that statement? For those of you voting against U.S. troops in Africa, what about the atrocities being committed by the LRA, that our troops are helping the indigenous forces to hunt down and kill? Don't you care about the massacres of innocents that are occurring there? If 100 U.S. troops can save thousands of innocent lives, and bring peace to the region, isn't that worth it? We're not talking about thousands of our own soldiers involved in direct combat here - we're just helping the friendly forces do the tough work of defeating this madman. I suggest researching wider than maybe watching Kony 2012 before discussing the LRA and the situation.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
