[leacturavar]

REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON AND JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- President Obama is deploying about 100 special operations troops to Africa to help target the leadership of the Lord’s Resistance Army, a notorious rebel group that has been entrenched in a stalemate with the government of Uganda for more than two decades.

In a letter notifying Congress on Friday, Obama said the first small team of U.S. “combat-equipped” advisors arrived in Uganda on Wednesday.

Over the next month, the remaining U.S. troops will be sent to surrounding countries, including South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Congo.

The goal of the U.S. mission is to assist regional African forces in removing Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and other commanders of the group “from the battlefield,” the letter says.

“Although the U.S. forces are combat-equipped, they will only be providing information, advice and assistance to partner nation forces, and they will not themselves engage LRA forces unless necessary for self-defense,” the letter says

A militia known for abducting children and forcing them to fight, often mutilating them, the Lord’s Resistance Army has long been condemned by the U.S. and human rights organizations for atrocities against civilians.

The militia keeps sex slaves, rapes women and has killed thousands of people. For years, in Uganda and neighboring countries, it has resisted efforts by African forces to curb its violence.


U.S. sends troops to Uganda to help fight Lord's Resistance Army - latimes.com

[botagozzz]

Don't really have a problem with this.

[Zoxeeoy]

REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON AND JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- President Obama is deploying about 100 special operations troops to Africa to help target the leadership of the Lord’s Resistance Army, a notorious rebel group that has been entrenched in a stalemate with the government of Uganda for more than two decades.

In a letter notifying Congress on Friday, Obama said the first small team of U.S. “combat-equipped” advisors arrived in Uganda on Wednesday.

Over the next month, the remaining U.S. troops will be sent to surrounding countries, including South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Congo.

The goal of the U.S. mission is to assist regional African forces in removing Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony and other commanders of the group “from the battlefield,” the letter says.

“Although the U.S. forces are combat-equipped, they will only be providing information, advice and assistance to partner nation forces, and they will not themselves engage LRA forces unless necessary for self-defense,” the letter says

A militia known for abducting children and forcing them to fight, often mutilating them, the Lord’s Resistance Army has long been condemned by the U.S. and human rights organizations for atrocities against civilians.

The militia keeps sex slaves, rapes women and has killed thousands of people. For years, in Uganda and neighboring countries, it has resisted efforts by African forces to curb its violence.


U.S. sends troops to Uganda to help fight Lord's Resistance Army - latimes.com

The LRA are one of the most evil and despicable groups in the history of mankind and defeating them is a noble cause.

[mr.nemo]

So is ____; therefore, we should provide them with "military assistance" if not take them down outright.

[botagozzz]

F*ck the LRA. This is the kind of interventionism, if we're to be doing it, that we should be doing.

[Zoxeeoy]

So is ____; therefore, we should provide them with "military assistance" if not take them down outright.

I really have no trouble with limited military action to defeat tyrants, like in Libya. I do have problems with full scale invasions and occupations, for their expense, cost of lives and damage it does to those who survive. Sending 100 troops to rid the world of one the most evil people ever to live, look into him this isn't hyperbole, I think is money well spent.

[i32I7qyH]

Had the WARMONGER been the focus of anger of the Occupy Movement, I would be standing among them NOW !

[botagozzz]

I think you've taken hyperbole to a new level there. Do you know that a warmonger starts wars, right?

Don't think he started any.

[Zoxeeoy]

Had the WARMONGER been the focus of anger of the Occupy Movement, I would be standing among them NOW !

I am sure in 2002 you were opposed to the invasion of Iraq right. You probably saw the French governments as reasonable and never called them surrender monkeys or ordered freedom fries. RIght, against the invasion, and the war in Iraq.

[proslaviy]

Had the WARMONGER been the focus of anger of the Occupy Movement, I would be standing among them NOW !

From Gio's link earlier, someone in the crowd has a Vietnam sign. I'm sure you can just make up a cause and protest.

I'm protesting sobriety.

With a nice dark beer.

[botagozzz]

Warmongering is an attribute solely possessed by members of political parties of which they are not.

[Zoxeeoy]

Warmongering is an attribute solely possessed by members of political parties of which they are not.

Very well said sir.

[mr.nemo]

I really have no trouble with limited military action to defeat tyrants, like in Libya. I do have problems with full scale invasions and occupations, for their expense, cost of lives and damage it does to those who survive. Sending 100 troops to rid the world of one the most evil people ever to live, look into him this isn't hyperbole, I think is money well spent.

It's still hypocritical. Also, things like this have a history of escalation and/or sowing the seeds of more hatred.

[mr.nemo]

Warmongering is an attribute solely possessed by members of political parties of which they are not.

Peace activism is an attribute solely possessed by members of political parties of which they are.

[viagsjicguara]

Sudan? I have no problem with this either. Should have happened 10 or 20 yrs ago. FINALLY. I can't think of any other situation in which i'd say this.

[viagsjicguara]

F*ck the LRA. This is the kind of interventionism, if we're to be doing it, that we should be doing.

absofrickinlutely

[botagozzz]

Peace activism is an attribute solely possessed by members of political parties of which they are.

You realize I pretty much said that, right, except in my case I meant it as satire.