President Obama has informed Congress today that approximately 80 troops have been sent to Chad in a “support” capacity to take part in the search for 276 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.
The troops, mostly Air Force personnel, will handle surveillance flights and drone flights over the area along the Chad-Nigeria border, where the girls are believed to be held.
The Predator drones are now being flown out of the Chad capital of N’Djamena, and officials say the troops maintaining those drones will remain until the kidnapping situation is resolved.
US flights have been scanning the area for 10 days, and have provided no details on what, if anything, they’ve found during that time.
I wish Justin Amash or some other patriotic Congressman would put forth a resolution to change the name of the DoD to the Department of Following the Bouncing Ball.
No doubt Chad has oil!?
Yes, there is a Chad-Cameroon pipeline. More importantly, 1998 Clinton’s national security agenda made it clear that unhampered access to Nigerian oil and other vital resources was a key US policy. Push for African oil was on Dick Cheney’s desk on May 31, 2000. IASPS (Israeli think tank) in 2002 suggested American push toward African oil. In the same year Boko Haram was established.
AFRICOM in 2007 helped consolidate this push into the region. 2010 International energy outlook considered West Coast of Africa to be the new oil frontier. Nigeria second biggest recipient of Africa funds from International Military Education and Training. Obama administration increased the aid by 30%. The objective of the military truing is has to build capacity of local security forces to suppress domestic and regional forces who challenge the US agenda. America can't even find a kidnapped girl in Los Angeles, now we want to find "kidnapped" girls in Nigeria? Give me a break!
US positioning itself to use military force to make sure African oil flows to the US. Washington understands better than anyone that the simplest way to ramp-up a military presence in any region is to create a public enemy. Voila, you have one in Nigeria.
hey someone was Jay walking in the Congo; quick send U.S. Troops their to help find the culprit. Uh huh, only in Chad until the girls our found. Well, news flash Chad and the African continent. This means they are never leaving and now your whole continent will be under the surveillance of the U.S. Govt. Hope you like your neo-masters of the 21st century.
Yes, I hear the Weapons the CIA sent to Libya and were stolen by Al-Quada were used by the kidnappers to kidnap these girls. The US is sending troops there to try and get the stole weapons back. More US Blunder Cover-ups.