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2018-09-15 Africa Subsaharan

U.S. Military's Worst-Case Scenario: Large Parts of Africa Seized By ISIS, Al Queda, and Boko Haram

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-15 08:39|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 containment.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-09-15 08:43|| 2018-09-15 08:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Failed western foreign policy coming home to roost. The once preeminent military powers of the region (trained on the western model) have been transformed into obese kraal swine.

Or perhaps western foreign policy wasn't 'failed' at all.

'Containment' permits the threat to survive. The threat permits the military-industrial complex to flourish.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-09-15 08:57|| 2018-09-15 08:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course, I would rather see Abdullah the Big Turban thrash around in Equatorial Africa with the associated Ebola, Malaria, Denge Fever, etc., not to mention a bizzillion venomous snakes than I would have them in Detroit or Fargo.

Trust me on this one, except for the mineral wealth of the region, they can have that fever swamp.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-09-15 09:08|| 2018-09-15 09:08|| Front Page Top

#4 It wasn't that long ago posters on this forum expressed concern about the spread of the wahhabi into the African continent.
For many reasons, the whahabi have morphed into IS, BH, and Al-Q. They are a force that has a nasty habit of killing Christians and nativists. There are large patches of civilization in Africa worth preserving.
The African continent is not the place to let this scum take control.
While I am not ready to put a standing army in Africa, I would support a decapitation campaign to make life tough for the bad guys.

Posted by jvalentour 2018-09-15 09:46|| 2018-09-15 09:46|| Front Page Top

#5 There are large patches of civilization in Africa worth preserving.

and Africa should.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-09-15 12:11|| 2018-09-15 12:11|| Front Page Top

#6 I have worked with many Africans in the oilfield. They are happy to get away from there, tired of the unending and constant corruption. They say they cannot trust anyone, even family many times. If Africa is as great as everyone keeps saying, then we should let Africa alone so it can be so awesome without any help from us.

Posted by Silentbrick 2018-09-15 13:40|| 2018-09-15 13:40|| Front Page Top

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