The Next Battlefront

Ferretlover · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject: The Next Battlefront

The United States is planning a new strategic command to take the global War on Terror to the Horn of Africa. Newsweek
… Sometime in the coming months, after a vetting process to find a good partner country, the United States plans to establish a new headquarters in Africa to spearhead this armed battle for hearts, minds and the capture of terror suspects. The Pentagon says Africom—the first new U.S. strategic command established since 2002—will integrate existing diplomatic, economic and humanitarian programs into a single strategic vision for Africa, bring more attention to long-ignored American intelligence-gathering and energy concerns on the continent, and elevate African interests to the same level of importance as those of Asia and the Middle East. Africom joins 10 other commands, including CENTCOM in Florida, the now famous nerve center for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Not surprisingly, the establishment of a major American base in Africa is inspiring new criticism from European and African critics of U.S. imperial overreach. …

What does Africa have?

Fishman · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: Re: The Next Battlefront

Horn of Africa, what a great place to control oil flow from the Red Sea, strangle the China oil flow from the Sudan, and wack a few terrorists at the same time! Wow, why haven't we had a base there in the past?

dorlomin · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Aug 05, 2007 Posts: 1126

Oil does not come from the Red sea, oil destined for European markets transits the Red Sea when passing through the Suez.

As the Med is already an American Lake (Mare Nostrum) it is stategic overkill to spend money controlling such a back water.

Nor is it a new battle front to the US as they have been heavily involved in the post war period supporting various governments in the region and having a major deployment in 93.

Resource wise it is a total backwater when compared to the central Asian stans and the Middle East. This does not mean there is no US interest in the region, just that it does not have a big part to play compared with other regions.

lateralus · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: The Next Battlefront

'The Global War on Terror'. That always cracks me up.

Stop sending 500lb bombs into peoples living rooms America.

Who cares thought right? Just a bunch of rag heads that are going to kick your sorry ass.....
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NEOPO · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:53 pm Post subject: Re: The Next Battlefront

The war is here.
The war is now.
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