Biden set to redeploy troops to Somalia, reversing Trump withdrawal

[mystery-ak]

 Biden set to redeploy troops to Somalia, reversing Trump withdrawal
by Jordan Williams - 05/16/22 10:55 AM ET

President Biden will redeploy troops to Somalia to counter al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, reversing former President Trump’s decision to withdraw forces from the country near the end of his administration.

“President Biden has approved a request from the Secretary of Defense to reestablish a persistent U.S. military presence in Somalia to enable a more effective fight against al-Shabaab, which has increased in strength and poses a heightened threat,” a senior administration official told The Hill in a statement.

“This is a repositioning of forces already in theater who have travelled in and out of Somalia on an episodic basis since the previous administration made the decision to withdraw in January 2021,” the official continued.

The official didn’t say how many troops would be sent to Somalia. The New York Times, which first reported the move, cited officials saying the number would be no more than 450 troops.

The Times also reported that Biden had signed off on the proposal from the Pentagon earlier this month.

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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3489821-biden-set-to-redeploy-troops-to-somalia-reversing-trump-withdrawal/

[Smokin Joe]

Merde! At least send in some armor this time.

[GtHawk]

F'm let them kill themselves, why do we have to sacrifice more American soldiers?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Jack Posobiec
@JackPosobiec

World Police are BACK baby!

11:17 AM · May 16, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

[Free Vulcan]

We gotta redid this because Trump undid this!

[DefiantMassRINO]

... just in time for the 30th anniversary re-enactment of Black-Hawk Down.

So, Biden gets us out of Afghanistan only to send us back to Somalia?  WTF

[Right_in_Virginia]

Incoming Somalian "refugees" ........

[DefiantMassRINO]

Since America is getting back into the World Police business, Biden's gonna need some patriotic propaganda media campaign ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX5ZRE26YWM

[rustynail]

Incoming Somalian "refugees" ........

Had enough of those round headed criminals.

[GtHawk]

Okay I have reconsidered this redeployment biz, and I agree, let's redeploy Ilhan Omar's ass and all the Somali's like back to Somalia. No soldiers, no taxpayer funded equipment or cash.

[Fishrrman]

Who was it who said ol' white joe had been wrong on every foreign policy decision over the last 40 years...?

[GtHawk]

Who was it who said ol' white joe had been wrong on every foreign policy decision over the last 40 years...?

EVERYBODY?

[mystery-ak]

Merde! At least send in some armor this time.

Remember Afghanistan this admin does not care about our military..this is all you need to know

 

[mystery-ak]

Biden Rekindles U.S. War in Somalia in a Vote of Confidence to Returning President

Gabrielle Reyes 17 May 2022

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday plans to deploy roughly 500 U.S. troops to Somalia in the near future.

The move reverses a decision by the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump in December 2020 to withdraw all U.S. military personnel from the East African nation in what observers believe may serve as a vote of confidence for Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who previously ruled the country during the second administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama.

“On Monday [May 16], Biden authorized the deployment of fewer than 500 troops to the East African nation to ‘reestablish a small, persistent U.S military presence in Somalia’ in order to better target al-Shabab and its leaders,” a senior Biden administration official told Voice of America (VOA) anonymously.

The former commander of Somalia’s U.S.-trained Danab Brigade, Col. Ahmed Abdullahi Sheikh, told VOA on May 16 Biden’s decision to redeploy U.S. troops to Somalia was “timely,” as the country elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as its latest president on May 15.

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https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2022/05/17/biden-rekindles-u-s-war-in-somalia-in-a-vote-of-confidence-to-returning-president/