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2024-04-19 Africa North

Rep. Matt Gaetz Releases Report Alleging Cover-Up Of Stranded US Troops Overseas

[Daily Caller] Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz released a report Thursday alleging U.S. forces based in Niger are facing "imminent risk" due to a "coverup of intelligence" by the State Department.

In an investigative report titled "Unwelcome in Niger: An Interim Report by Congressman Matt Gaetz on the American Troop Crisis in Niger," the congressman interviewed multiple service members including one senior enlisted personnel in the U.S., who claimed they had been left "functionally stranded, and without sufficient assistance from the Department of Defense or the Department of State." In April, the service members reached out to Gaetz alleging they had not only been "prohibited from doing their purported mission," but also from allegedly "returning home post-deployment." (RELATED: US Quietly Trying To Keep Troops In African Country That Wants To Kick Them Out)

"Since the hostility within the government of Niger that took over in mid-2023, the Department of Defense is unable to execute planned troop rotations or deliver mail, medical supplies, equipment, and other materials. The Biden Administration is actively suppressing intelligence reports about the atmospherics of the Nigerien position to avoid embarrassment for investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a nation where U.S. forces are no longer welcome," Gaetz stated in his report.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-19 05:00|| || Front Page|| [267 views ] Top

#1 The Biden Administration is actively suppressing intelligence reports about the atmospherics of the Nigerien position to avoid embarrassment for investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a nation where U.S. forces are no longer welcome,” Gaetz stated in his report.

Do we have an overseas hostage situation developing on the eve of a presidential election ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-19 05:07|| 2024-04-19 05:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Their extraction sounds like a job for Wagner.

Posted by Eohippus Smiter of the Faith3343 2024-04-19 06:35|| 2024-04-19 06:35|| Front Page Top

#3 ...to avoid embarrassment for investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a nation where U.S. forces are no longer welcome

Another State Department FU that the military pays for. State has no problem with dribbling military strength around the world for show. Of course the leadership at the Pentagon might grumble but they use it as an excuse to ask for more money (which seems to be their reason for existence because protecting the homeland doesn't appear to be).

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-04-19 06:48|| 2024-04-19 06:48|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ State has no problem with dribbling military strength around the world for show.

"State"....~~for show~~ access, diplomatic cover, and protection.

Did I mention "State."

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-19 09:08|| 2024-04-19 09:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, all that spending and dying buys so much "stability."

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-19 09:18|| 2024-04-19 09:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Everything is view by the Puppet Show through a political lens above all else. After the bruising visuals of the Afghan withdrawal, leaving a Black African Nation in failure, after spending millions uselessly, would provide bad optics for the election. So, bury the story, leave the troops in place and muzzled, and put a lid on reporting. In classic DoS fashion, they will try and buy time with pallets of cash in some phony-baloney cover story until after November 5th.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-04-19 13:48|| 2024-04-19 13:48|| Front Page Top