The Pentagon has issued a statement confirming a US military airstrike against Saakow, Somalia today, with an eye toward killing an unnamed senior leader in al-Shabaab.
Though officials didn’t say who they targeted, they did say it wasn’t Shabaab leader Ahmad Umar. They also didn’t say if they got who they were aiming at, though they did say they don’t believe any civilians were killed.
US airstrikes against Somalia happen every few months, usually aimed at an al-Shabaab leader of some sort, though only once in awhile, as with the September 1 strike, do they actually hit their intended target.
Such killings rarely have a tangible impact on the situation in Somalia at any rate, as al-Shabaab seems able to replace even its top leadership without serious harm coming to their overall operations.
Another cowardly act of aggression by a sick and depraved Oboomer administration
This isn't domestic US politics pal. This is about the sick and depraved US because if it wasn't Obama it would be happening even more frequently. Try to remember where you're posting in the future. Go to redstate to bash on Obama, they'll appreciate it more.
No, we appreciate it here too. We just aren't happy with the kinder, gentler warmonger. I don't get a relief out of being satisfied with the lesser of two evils. To me, they are both equally vile and worthless. Methods are just different.
Well said.
Blue state, Red state? There is no difference in the politics, pal.
And that goes equaly as well for bashing on Repubs too. You're missing the antiwar point.
Ehud Barack Obama is not the lesser of 2 evils. Neither are Hillary, Jeb or whoever it is that will be the next president. More people would be protesting the war with ISIS, the continuation of the war in Afghanistan and the drone strikes if there were a Republican in the White House. The Republicans will gain more seats in the House than they already have and will take over the Senate because Obama is now being viewed as too passive in foreign policy. Although he's a lot like George Warmonger Bush.