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    Default I Oppose AFRICOM As It Stands Now

    I explained my opposition to this in more detail on my blog earlier.

    Essentially, the US needs to do a lot more on non-military fronts before they set an Africa Command up for failure.

    A secondary point; an Africa command should be considered a test lab for tactics, organization and strategy. Why do we need to have a huge typical command structure? Such a command could be heavily focused on a small number of key personnel who help train African militaries in peacekeeping and stablization operations, develop important relations with governments, NGO's & civic organizations to counter AIDS, rampant crime and terrorism and place a heavy emphasis on developing the capabilities of police and auxilary forces to deal with natural disasters, disease epidemics, refugee crises and urban disorder. Why not focus on light infantry training (i.e. what H. John Poole advocates in "Terrorist Trails")?

    If this command is focused on counterterrorism, it will be a tragic missed opportunity.
    Last edited by Eddie Beaver; 01-11-2007 at 06:46 PM.

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