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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Bush says no new U.S. bases in Africa |
| 2008-02-20 |
| Posted by:ed |
| #8 after the earthquake division sunk Somalia into the sea Who told YOU about the earthquake division? That was only slightly less classified than the underwater cable cutting division! |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-02-20 22:07 |
| #7 TOPIX > NEWSKERALA [India] - US BASES IN AFRICA NOT MEANT TO SPREAD INFLUENCE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-20 18:33 |
| #6 As long as US SOCOM keeps the big base in Djibouti, the US really does not need more than one other permanent base in Africa. Sierra Leone and Liberia are both trying to get the US Africa Command base located within their boundaries - that single other base would be enough to have US forces in command of the Africa coastal zone around the continent. With a single carrier battle group including a MEU, the US could control the battlelines up to 200 miles inland, just by having that CBG transit between the two locations. And that presumes that the CBG in cruising at 25 miles off of the coast, which is out of range of most African militaries. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2008-02-20 18:01 |
| #5 or secret bases hidden in volcanoes..... Who told you about the Kilimanjaro base? That wasn't supposed to be known until after the earthquake division sunk Somalia into the sea! |
| Posted by: Halliburton Volcanoe Division 2008-02-20 17:34 |
| #4 He said no "new" "U.S. bases". Nothing about using bases of other friendly countries, or aircraft carriers, or secret bases hidden in volcanoes..... |
| Posted by: Steve 2008-02-20 16:30 |
| #3 Ok, but what about all the secret bases established during the UIC counter-offensives? Seem to remember something about spooky showing up unexpectedly. I know President Bush is essentially doing his victory lap but I liked his response to the situation in Darfur - where is the UN and its ability to muster strength to its words, china is in a position to help but has focused on only protecting oil fields. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-02-20 12:47 |
| #2 Several African countries, including Libya, Nigeria and South Africa, have expressed deep reservations, fearing the plan signals an unwanted expansion of American power on the continent or is a cover for protecting Africa's vast oil resources on the United States' behalf. Parrating diplomatic instructions from friends in Moscow and Peking obviously. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-02-20 08:07 |
| #1 But President Obama may move the troops from Iraq to Darfur - he's said we need to get out of Iraq, and now he's saying we need to take action to fix Darfur. (On humanitarian grounds I actually agree about Darfur, but pragmatically I don't see any path to success there, so why try.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-02-20 08:01 |