Comments on: AFRICOM Continues to Expand http://rokdrop.com/2008/01/29/africom-continues-to-expand/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:45:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: State Department Disperses Funds to the Wrong Country http://rokdrop.com/2008/01/29/africom-continues-to-expand/#comment-160541 State Department Disperses Funds to the Wrong Country Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:49:07 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/01/29/africom-continues-to-expand/#comment-160541 [...] have been regularly providing updates on Forward Deployed about the development of the US military’s AFRICOM and now it appears the command may be needed more then [...] [...] have been regularly providing updates on Forward Deployed about the development of the US military’s AFRICOM and now it appears the command may be needed more then [...]

]]> By: GI http://rokdrop.com/2008/01/29/africom-continues-to-expand/#comment-160540 GI Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:49:17 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/01/29/africom-continues-to-expand/#comment-160540 I would think South Africa would be one of the top options but I think domestic politics in South Africa may not want a US troop presence in the country plus the nation is still very dangerous with a high murder and crime rate. I was talking to some South Africans I was training not to long ago about this and they told me Botswana of all places was a safer place to base US troops than South Africa. I think Senegal is a another option worth looking at. It is close to the northern desert countries where Al Qaeda is active, is a peaceful Democracy that has had multiple transfers of power without violence, a growing economy, and a lower crime rate than South Africa. However, Senegal is still a third world nation and assignment to Senegal would have to be something like with Korea where soldiers do a one year unaccompanied tour until the country develops more to where families could stay there. I would think South Africa would be one of the top options but I think domestic politics in South Africa may not want a US troop presence in the country plus the nation is still very dangerous with a high murder and crime rate.

I was talking to some South Africans I was training not to long ago about this and they told me Botswana of all places was a safer place to base US troops than South Africa.

I think Senegal is a another option worth looking at. It is close to the northern desert countries where Al Qaeda is active, is a peaceful Democracy that has had multiple transfers of power without violence, a growing economy, and a lower crime rate than South Africa.

However, Senegal is still a third world nation and assignment to Senegal would have to be something like with Korea where soldiers do a one year unaccompanied tour until the country develops more to where families could stay there.

]]> By: Skippy-san http://rokdrop.com/2008/01/29/africom-continues-to-expand/#comment-160539 Skippy-san Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:56:48 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/01/29/africom-continues-to-expand/#comment-160539 I've never understood why they don't just move to South Africa. Good infrastructure-good options for families and good air connections North to the the rest of Africa. Stable government too. I’ve never understood why they don’t just move to South Africa. Good infrastructure-good options for families and good air connections North to the the rest of Africa.

Stable government too.

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