Comments on: Africom Stands Up http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/01/africom-stands-up/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:48:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leon Houston IIhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/01/africom-stands-up/#comment-2686 Leon Houston II Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:29:08 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=1527#comment-2686 Why should they be our friends? Have we earned it? OPS standard should be brigade task force with State attache' having initial go plans for atrocitie's intervention. Ghost 'em, back in the sack, next! Contract has to be made with those who want to participate in authorization only, initially. Show what you know, teach, then support. If we do not do it, someone else will. Boy, do we have dues to pay! Why should they be our friends? Have we earned it? OPS standard should be brigade task force with State attache’ having initial go plans for atrocitie’s intervention. Ghost ‘em, back in the sack, next! Contract has to be made with those who want to participate in authorization only, initially. Show what you know, teach, then support. If we do not do it, someone else will.
Boy, do we have dues to pay!

]]> By: tjm308http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/01/africom-stands-up/#comment-2352 tjm308 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:33:27 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=1527#comment-2352 Share w/you a decent book concerning Africa -- I get nothing for this plug "Trouble with Africa". Author was with the World Bank for 33 years in Africa for over 20. Easy reading & blunt.Agree in part w/ Mulehead -- not really our friends. Part of the reason for the "mighty" US to have some focus on this huge continent. We've been negligent. Share w/you a decent book concerning Africa — I get nothing for this plug “Trouble with Africa”. Author was with the World Bank for 33 years in Africa for over 20. Easy reading & blunt.

Agree in part w/ Mulehead — not really our friends. Part of the reason for the “mighty” US to have some focus on this huge continent. We’ve been negligent.

]]> By: muleheadhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/01/africom-stands-up/#comment-2245 mulehead Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:30:56 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=1527#comment-2245 We can't fix this (Africa) hell we can't secure our own borders, and we sure don't need to train up, feed, educate & arm there military, who'll turn on us in a heart beat! I think DoD sees apool for recruiting, any & all relations we have with Africa should be handle by our Diplomatic Corps. We can’t fix this (Africa) hell we can’t secure our own borders, and we sure don’t need to train up, feed, educate & arm there military, who’ll turn on us in a heart beat! I think DoD sees apool for recruiting, any & all relations we have with Africa should be handle by our Diplomatic Corps.

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