A day after the US was reported to have participated in an anti al-Qaeda offensive in southern Shabwa Province of Yemen, the Pentagon is confirming that a “small number” of US ground troops have been deployed into Yemen for an ongoing operation against the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) force.
Details are still scant, but the operation is said to be taking place across central Yemen in a major al-Qaeda stronghold. The Pentagon said the main purposes of their presence is “intelligence sharing,” at least for now.
That’s because the Pentagon said they are not ruling out sending even more troops into Yemen in the coming weeks, as they appear to intend to continue escalating the fight against AQAP, in an offensive which apparently is being coordinated with the United Arab Emirates.
This operation is distinct from the Saudi-led war in Yemen, which is not focused on fighting against AQAP, but the presence of US ground troops in the country at all is likely to be controversial, given the human rights disaster the US-backed Saudi conflict has turned into.
Now we have a new war. The others have been working so well. I wonder if anyone told President Preschooler.
Funny how those “intelligence sharing” troops look just like combat troops. Maybe we should send them over there unarmed so we can distinguish the difference.
If they are legitimately routing out Al-Queda, I don’t have a problem with
this. It is possible.
“Fairytales can come true, it can happen to you, if your young at heart.”
Empire USA, al-Qaeda and Saudi Arabia are comrades in arms. Surely, the Houthi government of Yemen has more Western backed enemies then it can shake a stick it.
Since Yemen tries to import food (all its food has to be imported) and the US/Saudis prevent this and instead bomb the country and allow cholera to spread in Yemen and a child to die every ten minutes, the presence of US troops would be as useful as when they were sent to desperate Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
Korea and Iran are next. We can’t finish any of the wars we have started around the globe before starting new ones. This is the build-up to World War III.
“The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida, and any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the ‘devil’ only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the U.S.” ~ Robin Cook, former British Foreign Secretary
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Am i the only nut screaming;’warcrime’? Crime against humanity? WTF…Am i just a lunatic in a insane asylum where wrong is right,laws, are twisted and perverted to protect and justify iniquities? i mean seriously, how much insanity can i take? Everyday its ‘support the troops’ in the usa and nuthin else…ARGHHHH
the brainwashing goes like this,, support the troops that invade countries and kill civilians, the new recruits say ,that we are defending this country, NOT , ex military now say that in 20 years of service, they have yet to defend this country, do you brainwashed types get it YET?
The late great USA’s final export,
DEATH
But it’s Houthis they will be fighting, not Al-Qaeda.
I don’t recall invading Yeman being discussed
My representatives never made me aware that we were entering yet another conflict
Could it be I don’t live in a democracy, my vote means nothing and the government does work in my interest