Should the U.S. Be Expanding Its Forces into Africa?

Obama posted U.S. Special Forces in various African countries to work with and train their military forces. Trump is now continuing and expanding Obama’s policy. Trump has relaxed constraints that Obama installed to prevent civilian deaths. The U.S. forces are in Djibouti (4,000), Niger (400), Cameroon (300), Somalia (200-300), Kenya (50), Chad (40), and Morocco (20). “The United States is building a $50 million drone base in Agadez, Niger, that is likely to open sometime next year to monitor Islamic State insurgents in a vast area on the southern flank of the Sahara that stretches from Senegal to Chad.” “The … Continue reading Should the U.S. Be Expanding Its Forces into Africa?