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The US military just can’t get enough of Somalia.... When it comes to the US military... It’s all of Africa. After all, this country’s military uniquely has a continent-wide Africa Command , founded in 2007.... that command now has its troops, thousands of them, its planes, and other equipment spread across the continent, north to south, east to west—air bases, drone bases, garrisons, outposts, staging areas, you name it. Meanwhile, AFRICOM’s outgoing commanding general Thomas Waldhauser, only recently told Congress why it’s bound to be a forever outfit—because, shades of the Cold War, the Ruskies are coming! (en) |