US Troops In Africa To Build A New Drone Base

The Drone War is expanding as al Qaeda surges across much of Africa. US troops have arrived in Niger in an expansion of the president's Drone War. The Drone War is the way the American left tries to fight conflicts overseas. Here's the story:

"President Obama announced Friday that about 100 U.S. troops have been deployed to the West African country of Niger, where defense officials said they are setting up a drone base to spy on al-Qaeda fighters in the Sahara.

It was the latest step by the Pentagon to increase its intelligence-gathering across Africa in response to what officials see as a rising threat from militant groups...

In response to the proliferation of extremist groups, the Pentagon has greatly expanded its base network for drones and other surveillance aircraft across Africa.

...In a letter to Congress, Obama said about 40 U.S. service members arrived in Niger on Wednesday, bringing the total number of troops based there to ?approximately? 100. He said the troops, which are armed for self-protection, would support a French-led military operation in neighboring Mali, where al-Qaeda fighters and other militants have carved out a refuge in a remote territory the size of Texas.

The base in Niger marks the opening of another far-flung U.S. military front against al-Qaeda and its affiliates, adding to drone combat missions in Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. The CIA is also conducting drone airstrikes against al-Qaeda targets in Pakistan and Yemen..."

Read more:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...2a9_story.html

Source: http://www.politicalforum.com/latest-world-news/290900-us-troops-africa-build-new-drone-base-new-post.html

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