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Originally Posted by theaustinescorts
At this point in our history what on God's earth do we need a Command for Africa for LOL?
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It's not necessarily "for Africa," but is "in Africa." For 10
plus years we have had a joint base with the French from which the two countries patrol ... sometimes together, sometimes separate. (Enforcing the "no fly:" zone and also other situations in Africa....which may be giving the immediate past Director some pause and concern .. closed session in order.)
ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TIME WISE* to other activities have made it convenient and more easily protected (secure) until recently.
*See it takes generally the same amount of time to fly from Dallas to Houston as it does to fly from Houston to Dallas.
Reagan had to deal with that when he decided to do a strike on Libya. "The Solution." Just keep them closer.