Three US airstrikes against Somalia on Sunday have brought the number of attacks in that country in 2019 to 63, the most ever by US forces in Somalia, and a substantial increase from the 47 in 2018.
US African Command (AFRICOM) claimed four fighters were killed in the Sunday airstrikes, all from al-Shabaab. Officials reiterated that they consider al-Shabaab to be a “global menace” intent on attacking the US homeland.
There is no apparent evidence that al-Shabaab has the capability of attacking the US homeland, and the group seems heavily confined to Somalia and northern Kenya. 110 US airstrikes in the past two years, however, certainly would be a motivator for the group to find a way to strike back.
AFRICOM has generally insisted everyone they kill in Somalia is al-Shabaab, though several strikes have been followed by claims from locals that civilian bystanders were slain in US operations. The Somali government generally does not take complaints of civilian deaths seriously.
Why don’t we attack the Somalians we have living here in the USA . We could attack Omar the representative from Minnesota . We would not have to bomb her just pinch her or twist her arm a little so she supports Trump
Or “we” could just not attack anyone.
Or maybe we could twist the arms of the morons who still support Trump to open their fu**ing eyes.
that might hurt me so I think ill go along with Thomas instead . Lets not attack anyone . Or does that sound to Christian .
“Why don’t we attack the Somalians we have living here in the USA . We could attack Omar the representative from Minnesota.”
Nor does this sound too Christian.
And much like our attacks in the country of Somalia, while there might be a specific target of the attacks, other innocents would likely get hurt…so not practical (in addition to not being very Christian).
USA is the global menace.
Record strikes in Somalia. Attacking our “ally” Iraq while blaming Iran. Record shattering “defense” budget. Using war criminals as props on the campaign trail. Gotta love this peace president.
US airstrikes… certainly would be a motivator for the group to find a way to strike back.
A tidy way to say that the War on Terror grows and sustains any terror threat we face in the US.
AH, the OTHER WAR the mainstream media is hiding from everyone. Just more war crimes by the current boss….same as the old boss.