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doc03

(35,338 posts)
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 01:23 AM Oct 2017

What happened in Niger? How come there weren't reinforcements

called in to assist the 4 Special Forces men that got killed? Why were we there? Are we at war in Niger too?
Why haven't we heard anything from the WH or Democrats?

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What happened in Niger? How come there weren't reinforcements (Original Post) doc03 Oct 2017 OP
we have always been at war with east asia nt msongs Oct 2017 #1
Asking the same questions.... Docreed2003 Oct 2017 #2
Is Niger Trump's Benghazi?.....nt global1 Oct 2017 #3
it's to spread out Mosby Oct 2017 #4
we don't know, because Hillary is not president or SOS Skittles Oct 2017 #5
Don't worry they will find a way for it to be Hillary's fault...... sunonmars Oct 2017 #6
I'm sure Gowdy and co treestar Oct 2017 #7
Apparently we have "special forces" The_Casual_Observer Oct 2017 #8
This should be Trump's Benghazi! icymist Oct 2017 #9
Has the Fake POTUS said anything about this yet? chelsea0011 Oct 2017 #10
Better question malaise Oct 2017 #11
Our media once again is failing us. The RW only cares about lives lost under BO when they can blame coolsandy Oct 2017 #12
Actually, I think we should bombard Gowdy's office with demands for hearings. coolsandy Oct 2017 #13
No outrage from Sean Hannity? oasis Oct 2017 #14

Mosby

(16,311 posts)
4. it's to spread out
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 02:06 AM
Oct 2017

It was the French who eventually aided the green berets, they came from only 285 miles away.

It was a recon mission, so they were basically on their own.

The Africa commanders asked congress months ago to provide more funding to improve the response time but they got nothing.

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)
6. Don't worry they will find a way for it to be Hillary's fault......
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 03:54 AM
Oct 2017

Its only a scandal if a Democrat does it.

 

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)
8. Apparently we have "special forces"
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 04:32 AM
Oct 2017

In a combat role in Niger engaged in a hot war. So what else is new?

 

coolsandy

(479 posts)
12. Our media once again is failing us. The RW only cares about lives lost under BO when they can blame
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 06:12 AM
Oct 2017

Hillary and our media is complicit in this.

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