I agree our government ought not be sending forces over to Africa. However, if individuals want to go crusading,it's another matter. At least that doesn't pick my pocket, not saying I think it is a good idea either.

ps and off topic- thanks Crid for never letting me down. I got my friend good.

How 'bout we give them a plaque instead -- paid for by an Obama donor?

I read that as plague the first time I saw it, thinking why a plague

Funny- I read "plague" as well.

It is incredibly important though that we train our troops and those of our allies to keep them on their toes as much as possible:

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/81923973/

I am cautiously supportive of this mission.

The Lord's Resistance Army, for over a decade, has been conducting widespread murder and terror torture against noncombatant women and children: dismembering hands or feet, ripping the unborn from the womb, and, recently, skinning victims alive. "From Christmas Eve night[2008], [Lord's Resistance Army] killed 670 people, up until January the 18th." Children flee, solo, into the jungle, and try to survive on their own. When Lord's Resistance Army captures children, they turn the children into soldiers who carry out warfare. http://youtu.be/jLteptwC_DI

The U.S.A. cannot right every wrong in the world. However, we have the wealth and the capability to right this wrong. I believe we should do so.

I am concerned about the parameters of the mission. I have read that members of our 100 person combat force will only fight in self defense. I am concerned that Washington politicians are hampering our combat forces. Our guys ought have a clear mission; ought have the freedom to operate and to solve the problem. If our forces are merely going to be targets in Uganda, then I oppose this mission. There is no way to know, at this time, what the truth of the mission parameters is. There are only a few actual war journalists around to report the truth. Michael Yon is one of the few.

Link failed for me gcotharn

go to YouTube and search this:
"Sam Childers Fights for the lives of Children in East Africa - Part 1"

gcotharn: The U.S.A. cannot right every wrong in the world. However, we have the wealth and the capability to right this wrong. I believe we should do so.

On one hand, I agree with you. On the other, it's always quite easy for someone to say that we should use our military to deal with murderous thugs when that person doesn't have to risk their life (or they don't have kids who are going to have to risk theirs.)

Too much problems have come out from Africa, Asia and Middle east even after the West had help them to prosper. The world don't need more problems. We just need to defend ourselves from those exploitative and crude nonwhites. Even if we do visit their nonwhite continent, it is best we keep a distance and be extra cautious.

"I am cautiously supportive of this mission."

I am too. It would be hypocritical of me not to be. Although I can imagine that the usual pussyfooting will now take place, in which we put our guys in jeopardy without giving them the authority to defend themselves. The proper way to deal with this is to find out where their leadership is, and bomb everything within a five-mile radius with thermite. Problem solved.

However: There is no intellectual or moral way in hell any Democratic Party supporter can explain or justify this. It's absolutely clear that there is no U.S. interest at stake -- the very thing that they rode Bush and Cheney out of town on a rail for. Any words you here from them trying to explain why this are OK are, by their own reasoning, tantamount to "It's different when we do it!" They can go suck eggs.

I think the current president has finally figured out the his toolbox has more tools in it. Amazing that he promised to use only the wrench and screwdriver for years, he finds out that the hammer is very useful and versatile. Of course he is a hypocrite for using it.

Its because their brown people.

Actually we do not have the money. If you haven't noticed we are beyond broke in this country. We have no business being all over the world.

> Actually we do not have the money.

THANK YOU MELODY.

I think we'll always have responsibilities that we'd rather not face... But these elective wars are out of control

So, will it be too much for Teh Won to get some level of Congressional support for this venture?

Sounds to me like Uganda is a socialist country, and Obamao is just giving professional courtesy to President Museveni.

Somebody else on another forum thinks that Obamao's move in Uganda is simply rewarding his good friend Raila Odinga (even though Odinga is a Kenyan).

I must admit: I am always suspicious that Barack does things for political reasons.

Barack is desperate to have some accomplishments, any accomplishments, to trumpet during the 2012 campaign. If the military uses advanced spy technology: satellites and drones and heat signatures, spotters on the ground to laser paint targets ... then it is possible that 100 military advisors could facilitate the killing of Joseph Coney, i.e. the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army. Barack could then trumpet this accomplishment on the campaign trail. It would be one of the few Barack accomplishments of which moderate voters and independent voters would approve.

My view is extremely cynical. I do not "believe" it. I suspect it might be so. Barack has proven himself an extremely cynical politician.