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An Army brigade will deploy to Africa next year in a pilot program that rotates brigades to regions around the globe, the Army said.

Roughly 3,000 soldiers — and likely more — are expected to serve tours across the continent in 2013, training foreign militaries and aiding locals.

As part of a “regionally aligned force concept,” soldiers will live and work among Africans in safe communities approved by the U.S. government, Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, head of U.S. Army Africa, said late last month.

Tours could last a few weeks or months and include multiple missions at different locations, he said. The Army has not announced which brigade would deploy or where the soldiers would come from.

As the war in Afghanistan winds down, the new program affords units more time to learn regional cultures and train for specific missions. Africa has emerged as a greater priority for the U.S. government because terrorist groups there have become an increasing threat.

Though U.S. soldiers have operated in Africa for decades, including more than 1,200 soldiers now stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, the region in many ways remains the Army’s last frontier.

“As far as our mission goes, it’s uncharted territory,” Hogg said from his headquarters in Vicenza, Italy. But, “I’m not there to win their wars or settle their differences.”
Instead, with more soldiers, U.S. Army Africa will continue to strengthen ties with regional militaries and governments by teaching military tactics, medicine and logistics, as well as combating famine, disease and terrorism. The Army now allows conventional soldiers to enter only 46 of the 54 African countries because of security risks.

The State Department and U.S. special operations commands handle activities in the other countries.

Active-duty soldiers, guardsmen and reservists have helped quell regional violence, assist sick and injured Africans and feed the famished in East Africa. Each week, U.S. Army Africa operations personally help 300 to 400 locals, Hogg said.

“It gets out the indirect approach (toward) some of these violent, extremist organizations that will talk bad about the Americans and the U.S,” he said. “It leaves behind a lasting effect over time.”
 
I wonder who's paying for this, our school lunch programs are broke and so are many pet projects. Maybe we borrow some more Yuans from China. (sign)
 
I wonder who's paying for this, our school lunch programs are broke and so are many pet projects. Maybe we borrow some more Yuans from China. (sign)
The US ain't borrowing money from China because they mean to give it back. There are legal considerations of course but, honestly, who can give the middle finger to every other country better than the US of A? Especially if China ever becomes an official enemy of the US.
 
becoming popular guy in school is easy but its very hard to keep it when u got some tough comptn
 
The US ain't borrowing money from China because they mean to give it back. There are legal considerations of course but, honestly, who can give the middle finger to every other country better than the US of A? Especially if China ever becomes an official enemy of the US.


Well, to tell you the true. Going by the recent activities, the US Government is already treating China as the long term enemy #1, and very soon our medias, as if they haven't done so, will bombard negative vibes of China to our people.

Is the government using this tactic to take our eyes off their failures on economies is anyone's guess.
 
No need to 'make' China an enemy ... they do a GREAT job of that on their own. And if you get 'distracted' from subjects so easily then it's deserved.:usflag:
 
Well, to tell you the true. Going by the recent activities, the US Government is already treating China as the long term enemy #1, and very soon our medias, as if they haven't done so, will bombard negative vibes of China to our people.

Is the government using this tactic to take our eyes off their failures on economies is anyone's guess.

China has a lot invested in the U.S. Apparently they cannot withdraw their monies from the U.S. and convert it to their own currency as that would raise the price, and the end of cheap exports.
 
China has a lot invested in the U.S. Apparently they cannot withdraw their monies from the U.S. and convert it to their own currency as that would raise the price, and the end of cheap exports.


We are moving off topic.

But anyway your are say just because China can not with draw her money at will without hurting her own economies, the US can abuse her at will. The reason I'm say that because my post said the US is already treating China as enemy #1.
 
We are moving off topic.

But anyway your are say just because China can not with draw her money at will without hurting her own economies, the US can abuse her at will. The reason I'm say that because my post said the US is already treating China as enemy #1.

Goes both ways, the US isn't 'officially' treating China as the enemy, China isn't 'officially' treating the US as the enemy. You can't deny both have their programs. There is little doubt who both China and the US see as their main competitor for the future, both are hedging.
 

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