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Obama Admin. Seeking $32 Million to Train African Troops in Mali

Jan. 26, 2013 7:38am Madeleine Morgenstern

U.S. Seeking $32 Million to Train African Troops in Mali

Malian soldiers lead journalists on Jan. 26, 2013 in the key central town of Konna, now controlled by French and Malian forces after being taken Jan. 11 by Islamist groups. French and Malian troops pushed north towards the key Islamist strongholds in northern Mali Saturday, as West African defense chiefs gathered in Ivory Coast to review plans to deploy a regional intervention force. (Getty Images)

SEVARE, Mali (AP) — The Obama administration is seeking an additional $32 million to train African troops to fight Islamic extremists in Mali.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters Friday the request had been made to Congress.

The United States is not providing any direct aid to the Malian government because the democratically elected president was overthrown in a coup last year.

However, it has been providing aid to the French-led mission, transporting French troops and equipment to Mali.

France has some 2,400 forces in the West African nation but says it wants African nations to take the lead in fighting the extremists who rule northern Mali.

The French-led operation began on Jan. 11 after the militants surged southward from their strongholds and took the town of Konna, later recaptured by government forces.

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Comments (136)

ALL4FREEDOM
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 11:04pm
Uh, no. Forget it. Just forget it.

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ICEDRAGONNITE
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 8:13pm
Are they Christian or mohommedists? If mohommedist no. We will just have to fight them latter. Just like Egypt and our 20 F-16 abd 200 Abrams tanks. How stupid does BO think we are? The average mohommedist has only and 85 IQ. So what are you going to teach borderline moron?

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Hawkman2
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 7:42pm
History is repeating itself….. This seems like Vietnam all over again. Just like the gun control is like Germany just prior to WW2…..

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dylan
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 7:29pm
This is the sneaky flyer O at his best. One day we’ll find out they are of the Islamic ideology. It’s a hobby for O. He, I am convinced is a closet Islamist.

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- txannie
  Posted on January 26, 2013 at 11:59pm
  A actually think he doesn’t believe in anything or anyone except his own ego. That is the most dangerous of all.
  
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Southernsoul
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 5:59pm
I can’t keep up. We need to ask those evil warmongering republicans how many wars peace-loving obama has us involved in now.

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MDECKER
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 5:56pm
Of the roughly 57 countries which make up the African Continent, how many are actually civilized?

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COFemale
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 5:44pm
Mali is not our fight. Let the French take care of it. What did Obama say about getting into more wars and this is why he wants to shut down Iraq and Afghanistan? So now we wants to training Africans. NO, BUT HELL NO.

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TerrieBerns
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 4:56pm
We’re BROKE. Stop sending our money to these other countries.

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rlimike
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 4:36pm
Not no …. but F_ _K no.As was said before this is Frances war and besides that we are broke and can not keep sending truck loads of money to every 3rd world **** hole … let them sort it out by themselves,that’s what they have been doing for hundreds of years and anyway we will not make 1 iota of a difference in the outcome.

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Southernsoul
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 3:54pm
Gotta protect the Homeland, huh, squirrel?

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OUTLAW_WEALTH
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 3:51pm
The Obama Administration should seek to execute US laws within US borders.

They should not be seeking to do ANYTHING that Congress hasn’t decided to do, by the Constitution.

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k8ti
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 3:51pm
Maybe Obama should have asked for money to protect our Americans in Benghazi!

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macpappy
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 3:39pm
Ha! That’s not near enough money. Check out these highly trained African soldiers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=74-WSM0xTyE

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Gildersleeve
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 2:01pm
Bullsh*t. We have enough black gangbangers in prisons through out the US. Ship them over. Win win situation all around.

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Tom Ballard
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 1:59pm
How about our unemployed ? Help our own first, get the hell out of africa in everyway.

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edie1945
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 1:56pm
To our spend-aholic President, STOP SPENDING THE MONEY IS ALL DRIED UP.

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NOBALONEY
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 1:45pm
ObaMao’s foreign aid to Mali’s government to fight al-Qaeda linked Maghreb, but with Libya, and Syria it’s the opposite. Why are we involved with Mali that’s 90% Muslim, which caused Islamists to attack a BP NG plant in Algeria; which is 99.7% Muslim. France first launched jets fron Chad without Chad government pemission, Chad was opposed to the U.N. Libyan actions against Quddafi. Then Algeria granted its airspace to France. Less than 36 hours later the LG plant was attacked. Obama told us that al-Qaeda was just about finished. While he plays both sides of the fence with regards to which sides to take in a given situation. Hollande, and Merkel said, “Islamist in Mali are a threat to Europe”. U.N. repot: By 2040 Europe’s Muslim population will be 55%. All this while christains in Sudan, Egypt, Nigeria, Syria, and Iraq continue to be persecuted, and killed without any help from the U.N, France, or the United States.

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Tigress1
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 1:32pm
We don’t have the money.

How about sending that $32 million to revamp our mental health system so we can prevent more nutcases from shooting up schools?

Oh wait. We don’t have the money for that either.

Imagine how many Obamaphones $32 million can buy! Somehow we do seem to have the money for that.

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Jim S
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 1:29pm
Yea more war !..I was getting concerned we were gonna run out, Libya was easy, Syria not really going anywhere, Iran is in domestic shambles, Latin America has no good war worth starting..BUT Africa..now there is a great place to start some s**t…I bet that’s why Barry sent “advisers” to 35 African nations. I bet we have “interests “…and enemies…and Muslims..and terrorists than need killing…I like when Progressives kill, just levels the moral playing field…

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strawberry411a
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 1:17pm
Right. And meanwhile, 15000 E-6′s in the UNITED STATES ARMY are being forced out or need to requalify in a different MOS. Of course UNITED STATES ARMY officers will be reduced as well, probably ….as usual……the reserve combat arms officers (0-3 and 0-4). One could not write a scenario where one man could destroy a country so effectively. Obama hates hates HATES America and is obviously destroying the military in his last ditch effort to take total control.

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RTFM
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 1:17pm
They should spend that money on protecting our schools. Like training armed security guards. This Government is beyond out of control.. I am not surprised one bit. Wasting our money where is should not be spent. They don’t want me to own a semi-automatic rifle. Meanwhile they are sending 20 F-16 fighter jets and 200 M1 Abrams tanks to the radical Jihads!!! Unreal.

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kcsparky
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 12:52pm
No…..No……No!!!! Billions and Billions of dollars have been wasted on the “African” countries in aid and relief over the past 50 years, yet nothing has changed. The “CARE” organization worked valiantly to teach African countries new farming and building techniques but few lessons actually sunk in. Africa is ruled by tribal laws and religious rules and the fires are fueled by completely self-induced ignorance. Nothing….. Nothing will ever change. Ridiculous tribal and religious fighting has gone on for hundreds, if not thousands of years. The fighting will never stop, just as the fighting between muslims and Jews will never stop. This money, just like in the past will just end up being flushed down the drain of human waste. I wish that it would be different….but, fat chance. Change can only start within.

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psadie
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 12:27pm
Oh, come on! What the hell? WHY don’t they concentrate on “focusing like a laser on job creation?” This is outrageous. STOP putting our nose in every country’s business!

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- kcsparky
  Posted on January 26, 2013 at 12:54pm
  Because flushing $$ down the crapper is what Obama does best!!
  
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mtsnj
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 12:27pm
How about No! We can’t afford them either..spend or don’t spend that at home

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Metallicat
Posted on January 26, 2013 at 12:13pm
I say NO! No more training and funding future terrorists. End all foreign aid until our economy is fixed. Unless its a verified American ally in desparate need of our help.

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