What’s that old adage about “fighting a war on two fronts”?
ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko-Haram, Taliban, how many fronts are we willing, or even able for that matter, to fight on?
It is disheartening to think that this fighting continues globally against evil ideals. We have lost how many brothers and sisters to this evil? How many more are we going to lose until it is over? Will it ever be over?
It seems almost like once we beat back one enemy, 2 more pop up somewhere else. It raises the question of “How do you kill an ideal?”
There is most certainly an “End All” option, but then we become the monster we’re trying to defeat. There is no doubt in my mind that the enemy wouldn’t hesitate to slaughter the entire world that didn’t fit into their agendas and end game. But how far do we go, to put a stop to it?
Sorry, these thoughts have been rattling around in my noggin for a while.
The Pentagon wants to expand the military’s ability to battle Al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted attacks against America, senior U.S. officials said.
The recommendations sent to the White House would allow U.S special operations forces to increase assistance to the Somali National Army in the struggle against al-Shabab militants in the fragile Horn of Africa nation, the officials said. They said the proposal would give the military greater flexibility to launch airstrikes against extremists that appear to be a threat.
Currently there are about 50 U.S. commandos rotating in and out of Somalia to advise and assist the local troops. The new authorities could result in a small increase in the number of U.S. forces in Somalia, officials said.