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ucrdem

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8. All of the above, and what's been added. And more.
Sun Feb 3, 2013, 04:44 AM
Feb 2013

To the degree that he has latitude for independent initiatives Africa will be a major one. As I understand it AFRICOM was a Bush-Cheney initiative, and apparently we're involved now in well over a dozen African countries, along with our NATO partners, in many cases covertly, stirring up various kinds of trouble. It's all got to be sorted out and set on a less aggressively colonial course or simply shut down. That won't sit will with our partners or the Pentagon so he's got his hands full every which way, no doubt about it, starting Monday with that bombing in Ankara. It's going to be a bumpy four years no matter what he does but I expect he'll do very well.

The Middle East. n/t wisteria Feb 2013 #1
Maybe we'll find out... YvonneCa Feb 2013 #10
Focus on the US citizens Trascoli Feb 2013 #2
How do you get a SOS Jeneral2885 Feb 2013 #5
I'd add Latin America and Africa in general to that list. CBHagman Feb 2013 #3
How does he have rare knowledge? Jeneral2885 Feb 2013 #6
lots of knowledge n/t politicasista Feb 2013 #7
It means he has an unusual amount of knowledge - as in he's very very well versed. karynnj Feb 2013 #9
Africa and Climate Change politicasista Feb 2013 #4
All of the above, and what's been added. And more. ucrdem Feb 2013 #8
Also Haiti politicasista Feb 2013 #11
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