CBS News
A U.S. Air Force gunship has conducted a strike against suspected members of al Qaeda in Somalia[...]
[...]Once they started moving, the al Qaeda operatives became easier to track, and the U.S. military started preparing for an air strike, using unmanned aerial drones to keep them under surveillance and moving the aircraft carrier Eisenhower out of the Persian Gulf toward Somalia. But when the order was given, the mission was assigned to the AC-130 gunship operated by the U.S. Special Operations command.
If the attack got the operatives it was aimed at, reports Martin, it would deal a major blow to al Qaeda in East Africa[...]
UPDATE: (this didn't take long did it?)
At least one libtard was quick to respond in condemning this strike likening it to extra-judicial execution. However, conspicuously absent from said leftards rant was any indication of willingness to take said terrorists into their home as roommates.
3 comments:
Before alleging a "payoff", maybe you should first explain why a US President would need French "sanction" for anything, and why we would pay them off for something they're free to do at anytime as suits them anyway?
The, uh, FRENCH airbase?
Ambouli?
That just happens to be on Djibouti soil...and happens to be commercial as well as military.
Djibouti has been independent from the French since the time Carter was president. They play a role, but the country is independent.
The US negotiated use of the airfield and ports with the Djibouti government in 2001 as part of the Camp LeMonier reactivation deal.
So...we've had the use of that airfield WITHOUT the approval of the French for at least 4 years.
Next question.
And if you think I'm bullshitting you about the military agreements with Djibouti, maybe you'll trust the US State Department
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