In its FY 2011 budget request for security assistance program! mes for Africa, the Obama administration is asking for 38 million dollars for the Foreign Military Financing programme to pay for U.S. arms sales to African countries.
The administration is also asking for 21 million dollars for the International Military Education and Training Programme to bring African military officers to the United States, and 24.4 million dollars for Anti-Terrorism Assistance programmes in Africa.
The Obama administration has also taken a number of other steps to expand U.S. military involvement in Africa.
In June 2009, administration officials revealed that Pres. Obama had approved a programme to supply at least 40 tonnes of weaponry and provide training to the forces of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia through several intermediaries, including Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya, and France. (From All Africa, via Jan)
Is this obama protecting his homeland? Just asking.
I just wonder how much of those arms will be used to oppress and kill innocent people.
Don't be surprised, remembers those live aid concerts, money raised there was used to fund killing of innocent people.
Posted by: MK | April 02, 2010 at 11:09 PM