The US military has decided to keep the headquarters of its new Africa Command in Germany, after only one African nation, Liberia, offered to host it.
The US plan had been misunderstood by some African countries, said General William Ward…
There has been concern that Africom is really an attempt to protect US oil and mineral interests in Africa, amid growing competition for resources from Asian economies.
Then there are fears about the continent being drawn into the US “war on terror”.
How could someone possibly draw such conclusions?
“There has been concern that Africom is really an attempt to protect US oil and mineral interests in Africa, amid growing competition for resources from Asian economies.”
Errr… that’s because Africom IS an attempt to protect US oil and mineral interests in Africa.
Duh!
Maybe so as to not get AIDS?
I don’t care about Africa dot com, I want to know is that the picture from the famous drum circle where bushco. pushes the drummer out of the way so he could drum
I though Djibouti was going to be the new center of U.S. African operations. At least that was the impression I got when I was there are few years back.
Should be “…headquarters for _its_ African Command…” not “it’s”.
Oh, please, the US won’t be drawn into a war with African nations until at least 2070. Everyone knows South America is next after the Middle East. Got to stop that Commie Hugo Chavez, doncha know.
BIG DEAL. The southern command for Iraq/Afghanistan is in Florida.
BIG DEAL. The southern command for Iraq/Afghanistan is in Florida.
What? Are the Generals to lazy or scared to actually work in their theater of operations? Typical REMFs.
#7, um, I think you meant Central Command
I think I saw a news report that the new African command center will be located in Andorra. That’s in Africa right?
i just figured they wanted MORE WHITE people around..
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James,
NOT reminiscent, BASED ON…
Liberia never gets cut a break. I think its a good lesson to the rest of the nations of the world the price for loyalty to the USA. Liberia ASKED to be invaded….all the USA did was send in 8 marines to protect the beer shipment to the embassy. Liberia offers to be a military base locale for this new African-centric Bush thingy, and they get turned down.
Liberia wants more economic ties with America, a nation they idolize….Bush treats them like he treats all brownskins, with disdain.