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LRA Ain't no "Christian Army"
Even by Crusader Standards.
Hacking off the Heads of Women and Children,with blunt machetes. On Another Note: If not US,it would be the PRC. [NoBody wants that!]
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You seemed much less accepting and didn't seem so convinced when George Bush and Dick Cheney where telling you, Cindy Sheehan and Barack Obama that after 9/11 the paradigm had shifted! QQQQQaaaaggggmmmmiiiirrrreeeee!
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I spent a year in the mother of all advisory actions, so you're preaching to the choir.
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Where is Uganda?
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Seriously, You did the honorable thing.
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Didnt the Israelis recover a hijacked plane from there once? Entebbe airport I think. They made a film about it!!
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In the figure, Uganda is approximately in the middle of that blank area between "evil doers" and "cold".
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Libyan rebels good? Yes. If you knew anything about the rule of Q-Daffy and the importance of that area to the US and Europe you would understand that this is not just good for the US but it is very good. Not to be greedy about this, but the rebuilding of the country and the re-hab of their oil industry is likely going to result in 100,000 US jobs.
Ugandan rebels bad? First, they are not rebels. They are a large criminal gang that is using heavy weapons to destroy what they cannot steal. Think of Al Capone with tanks. They have also been around for years and every country over there has tried to deal with them but they do not have the equipment to track them down. We do. The area the LRA is trying to control is also rich in Rare Earth metals and oil. Obama is doing what he took an oath to do: Protect US interests around the world. It is all just a part of the job. |
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or maybe its just "spin". Time will tell.
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That is so true.
One thing that this will do is bring attention to that part of the world. The LRA has been a problem there for about 20 years, but it has really picked up strength over the past year or so. Some historical points to consider....... When the commies under Mao took over China they acted under a strict code of conduct. This made it easy for them to be accepted by the people and helped them in their overthrow of the Nationalists. Mao told his troops "A revolutionary army swims like a fish in the sea. Without the support of the people it cannot exist." So everything was wonderful until the Commies won, then things took a turn for what was planned by Mao all along. The same thing took place in Cuba with Castro. But in both situations they were overthrowing Dictators so the people were wanting something different. The LRA came on the stage claiming to be a movement for the people and received support from them at first but they showed their true colors too soon and the people turned against them. Then they just turned criminal which, like so many 'Liberation' groups, was all they were to begin with. It is going to take years to root them out, but I think this will always stay at the advisor stage since training armies in Africa will be easier than in Afgani land. For one thing, many of the people in Africa can read which will have to be a big help just by itself. |
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The United States cannot secure its borders, yet the President is sending even more military personell to some God-Forsaken place?..Seems stupid to me.
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Isn't that the description at the time of what Bush did?
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X1000 -don't worry, we have the money... right?
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