Niger Conflict, 4 Soldiers Killed

tempo_n_groove
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in A Moving Train
With the 4 Soldiers ambushed, the story seems to be garnering more questions now.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/confusion-sparks-pentagon-investigation-niger-ambush-left-us/story?id=50588803

This has the possibility of blowing up in the Presidents face.  

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  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,973
    Is it really possible that Chad was put on the travel ban list because they didn't have the required paper stock to send a sample passport to our homeland security because they required it. Some one couldn't have said, when can you get that to us and given Chad a break? 
    And is it possible Chad removed their fighters from Niger because they ended up on the travel ban list? It made our soldiers less safe.
    And then is it really possible that the new lack of security encouraged the fighters to attack in Niger because Chad fighters were gone?
    I could understand why trump wouldn't want to talk about that if it's all true. 
    Anyone else watch Rachel last night? I hope the facts end up being confirmed/exposed/responsibility taken, etc. whatever they are. 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,599
    Kat said:
    Is it really possible that Chad was put on the travel ban list because they didn't have the required paper stock to send a sample passport to our homeland security because they required it. Some one couldn't have said, when can you get that to us and given Chad a break? 
    And is it possible Chad removed their fighters from Niger because they ended up on the travel ban list? It made our soldiers less safe.
    And then is it really possible that the new lack of security encouraged the fighters to attack in Niger because Chad fighters were gone?
    I could understand why trump wouldn't want to talk about that if it's all true. 
    Anyone else watch Rachel last night? I hope the facts end up being confirmed/exposed/responsibility taken, etc. whatever they are. 
    Kat there are more and more questions being raised about this.  Keep your eyes open.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,759
    I saw some talking head on the TV suggest that this is Trump's Benghazi.
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  • Kat
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    edited October 2017
    It's truly sickening. And then does this have anything to do with any of this? It's a tangled web that needs to be investigated, seriously investigated. Rex Tillerson was executive director of Exxon Mobil Corporation is why I'm wondering about this.

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/exxon-settles-dispute-with-chad-avoiding-74-billion-fine
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
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    Kat said:
    It's truly sickening. And then does this have anything to do with any of this? It's a tangled web that needs to be investigated, seriously investigated. Rex Tillerson was executive director of Exxon Mobil Corporation is why I'm wondering about this.

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/exxon-settles-dispute-with-chad-avoiding-74-billion-fine

    Scumbags.

    This reeks of exploitation in my mind: The world’s biggest oil producer by market value began talks with the government of the central African nation in November after the country’s High Court heeded a claim from the Finance Ministry that a consortium led by Irving, Texas-based Exxon hadn’t met tax obligations. The court also demanded the oil explorer pay $819 million in overdue royalties.

    It is sickening. Maddening actually.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
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    No blood for oil!
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    ^^^^^


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  • tempo_n_groove
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    Kat said:
    It's truly sickening. And then does this have anything to do with any of this? It's a tangled web that needs to be investigated, seriously investigated. Rex Tillerson was executive director of Exxon Mobil Corporation is why I'm wondering about this.

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/exxon-settles-dispute-with-chad-avoiding-74-billion-fine
    Everyone needs to read this article too.
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,644
    Where’s the republican and Trumpeters outrage? Oh yea, Hillary and Obama didn’t do enough.
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  • my2hands
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    Halifax2TheMax said:
    No blood for oil!
    Too late
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,644
    my2hands said:
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    No blood for oil!
    Too late
    True. Waaaaay too late.

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  • mcgruff10
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    Unless you guys were posting articles everytime a special forces guy died during the Obama years i am not sure how you blame trump on this one. 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,599
    mcgruff10 said:
    Unless you guys were posting articles everytime a special forces guy died during the Obama years i am not sure how you blame trump on this one. 
    This isn't blaming Trump.  It goes deeper into our meddling in foreign affairs and Big oil companies doing as they please...
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,143
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Unless you guys were posting articles everytime a special forces guy died during the Obama years i am not sure how you blame trump on this one. 
    This isn't blaming Trump.  It goes deeper into our meddling in foreign affairs and Big oil companies doing as they please...
    Meddling in foreign affairs...what do you think covert operations do?
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,599
    mcgruff10 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Unless you guys were posting articles everytime a special forces guy died during the Obama years i am not sure how you blame trump on this one. 
    This isn't blaming Trump.  It goes deeper into our meddling in foreign affairs and Big oil companies doing as they please...
    Meddling in foreign affairs...what do you think covert operations do?
    Read up on it then come back here.  You might find this whole story stinks.  Research Niger in the search engine here and you'll see this has been going on for a while...
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,783
    mcgruff10 said:
    Unless you guys were posting articles everytime a special forces guy died during the Obama years i am not sure how you blame trump on this one. 
    Is he not the commander in chief ? If he is every soldier getting killed falls on his lap not saying it's his fault directly but the buck stops with him at least it did with every one of his predecessors ! 
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,143
    josevolution said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Unless you guys were posting articles everytime a special forces guy died during the Obama years i am not sure how you blame trump on this one. 
    Is he not the commander in chief ? If he is every soldier getting killed falls on his lap not saying it's his fault directly but the buck stops with him at least it did with every one of his predecessors ! 
    I get what you are saying Jose and I stand corrected.  I think the word I failed to use was "hypocritical".  I find it hypocritical that we did not post these type of articles during the Obama years (and I am no fan of Trump).
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,783
    mcgruff10 said:
    josevolution said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Unless you guys were posting articles everytime a special forces guy died during the Obama years i am not sure how you blame trump on this one. 
    Is he not the commander in chief ? If he is every soldier getting killed falls on his lap not saying it's his fault directly but the buck stops with him at least it did with every one of his predecessors ! 
    I get what you are saying Jose and I stand corrected.  I think the word I failed to use was "hypocritical".  I find it hypocritical that we did not post these type of articles during the Obama years (and I am no fan of Trump).
    I hear you not sure if Obama did or didn't with every war casualtie but the difference is that Orange bafoon brags about it he still doesn't get the fact that every word that comes out of his mouth will be dissected & scrutinized in this age of instant news ...
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,143
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/rachel-maddow-defends-niger-theory-004634401.html
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  • tempo_n_groove
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    mcgruff10 said:
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/rachel-maddow-defends-niger-theory-004634401.html
    Rachel Maddow is another person that I tend not to listen to but I did read the article and I think she is off on this.

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