The Obama Administration’s pledges for aid to the French invasion of Mali have mostly been vague, and while they talk escalation outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has repeatedly ruled out ground troops.
But the appetite for an ever increasing US role in this war seems to be considerable among key House Republicans, with several leaders of top committees pushing for the US to commit broader military and logistics support to the conflict.
“We should have our ally’s back,” said Foreign Affairs Committee chair Ed Royce (R – CA), and while some, like Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Rogers (R – MI) said that meant everything “short of troops on the ground,” some weren’t even willing to limit it in this manner.
Armed Services subcommittee on Emerging Threats Rep. Mac Thornberry (R – TX) didn’t see the need to rule out ground troops, saying the US needed to do whatever it could “to beat this threat back.”
“We are going to have a lot more of these situations,” Thornberry added, saying that the US “always has to do what it takes, unilaterally, to protect our interests.”
" Interests" include large reserves of Uranium in Northern Mali. In France 75% of their electricity is generated by nuclear power. Yet Mali is the third poorest country in the world.
On March 11, 2003, Representatives Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) and Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-North Carolina) changed all references to French fries and French toast on the menus of the three cafeterias run by the House of Representatives. House cafeterias were directed to rename French fries to "freedom fries". This action did not require a congressional vote, as Ney was chairman of the Committee on House Administration, and had authority over the House cafeterias.[1] The simultaneous renaming of French toast to "freedom toast" attracted less attention.[1]"
please keep in mind our leader are idiots
On March 11, 2003, Representatives Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) and Walter B. Jones, Jr. (R-North Carolina) changed all references to French fries and French toast on the menus of the three cafeterias run by the House of Representatives. House cafeterias were directed to rename French fries to "freedom fries". This action did not require a congressional vote, as Ney was chairman of the Committee on House Administration, and had authority over the House cafeterias.[1] The simultaneous renaming of French toast to "freedom toast" attracted less attention.[1]"
please keep in mind our representatives are idiots
paulBass has earned 100p. White Supremism is only espoused by those too attached to mom's apron strings or too pinheaded to have worked or broke bread with folks from other cultures. 'Freedom fries' was the most stupid thing I had heard a politician say until Jim Stone proved that two mininukes(see photos) were detonated inside the Fukushima facility on 3-11-2011. That there is the most stupid thing any biped has ever done. EVER. Investigations into what moronic piece of human drek ordered that and the Deepwater Horizon destruction are BOTH being stymied by the likes of Mr. Freedom Fries in the GOP.
Ed Royce is a Ros-Lietien a– clown. Rodgers is an AIPAC stooge. That Thornberry; Know little about him but, he must be a real loon. Congress took all our Social security and Medicare money and spent it on wars in Mideast for Oil and israel….Makes me sick.
Also Disgusting Cuomo takes the guns because he knows with all this stealing and lying; JUDGEMENT DAY is soon coming!
Cuomo’s face looks like a cold bowl of oatmeal.
What about the Vic'try???
It looks like the French might be 'onto' something here a real undeniable military victory. Something to have a parade about.
After 12 years of dismal failure to win, shouldn't the greatest force for good on earth be there when the laurels are passed around? Geez think about it a new "African Victory Medal" for the guys who given so much and gotten so little back.
Unless the Tuaregs aren't like the Mexicans.
It looks like our self-serving Congressional bobbleheads want us in another war without end. Every one in Congress get donations from the defense contractor lobbyists and from the military's 963 generals and admirals. I'm sure the 5 war mongers in Congress from Nebraska will jump on this bandwagon to nowhere.
But…but…France is a socialist country…all that government provided healthcare and 6-months of vacation…how can we support THEM??? Oh…wait…it's a war we can't pay for…well, OK…
"We can't let the French get all that gold!"
Somebody ought to sue these people for defamation of character for calling themselves Conservatives. If they are conservatives, then the word has lost all its meaning.
Conservative to non existent in the use of any sort of reasonable judgement. Liberal in self-indulgent acts to the point of 24/7 hyperactivity. If one is wrong, they can not be too conservative. If they are correct, they can not be too radical.