AFRICA: BUSH GETS AHEAD OF GLOBAL MURDERERS
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
US President George W. Bush continues his freedom spread here and there, wherever possible, wherever invited. Now a renewed focus is on Africa. It is there that the liberty nations are planning on securing calm before murderers have a chance to stage their killing fields.
Work for peace before the killers international get a foothold. Get international involvement so as to exercise division of labor and cost. That’s it.
It’s called Trans Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative. That’s quite a mouthful and is anticipated to work for goodwill in Africa. That will set in motion civility before barbarism gets a grip to rape and murder, destroy and damn, reports Donna Miles of American Forces Press Service.
"By building African nation's ability to counter terrorism within their borders, the United States can help prevent the region from becoming a safe haven where terrorists can train, organize and plan their operations, Theresa Whelan, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs, informed the press.
"’This is an excellent example of getting ahead of the power curve and not being behind it and having to try to catch up. And we are getting ahead of the power curve by building the capacity of our friends.’
"The notion that the United States is capable of confronting the threat of global terrorism alone is ‘just a physical impossibility,’ Whelan said.
"’So you have to build the capacity of like-minded states to be able to help you confront the threat. And that's what the Trans Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative represents.’"
It’s a new endeavor that will start up this summer. The US special operations will mentor those in seven Saharan nations. This includes instructing military tactics necessary to guarantee "regional security and stability."
In geographies vast and unpopulated, killers international can set up headquarters in order to let loose their murder schemes in populated areas. The Initiative will address that advantage to terrorists in order to strip that advantage from terrorists.
One of the keys is engaging nations — in the plural — to give and participate and train. It cannot be an American project solo. It has to involve representatives from other freedom countries.
The Initiative will have $100 million per year for five years as its funding. It has a wider geography, adding Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Nigeria.
There will not only be the military dimension involved in the Initiative but also the US Agency for International Development will gear up for educational concerns. The State Department will address airport security. The Department of Treasury will address "money-handling controls in the region."
"’It becomes a broader package approach,’ Whelan said. ‘You're not just developing one muscle in the body, you're developing the whole body.’"
So continues the freedom spread initiated by Mr. Bush with Operation Iraqi Freedom a little over two years ago. That has led to the democracy planting in New Iraq, its historic January 30 Victory Vote and now its own National Assembly. Shortly the country will have its first-time constitution while dictator Saddam Hussein sits in a jail cell.
With such encouragement for liberties blossoming, Africa is the continent being prepared for peace plans that are already in place so that killers cannot establish control. It's a preventative move. It’s working for the civility of the populace first rather than coming in after the bloodshed to mop up, then begin to establish the peace.
US President George W. Bush continues his freedom spread here and there, wherever possible, wherever invited. Now a renewed focus is on Africa. It is there that the liberty nations are planning on securing calm before murderers have a chance to stage their killing fields.
Work for peace before the killers international get a foothold. Get international involvement so as to exercise division of labor and cost. That’s it.
It’s called Trans Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative. That’s quite a mouthful and is anticipated to work for goodwill in Africa. That will set in motion civility before barbarism gets a grip to rape and murder, destroy and damn, reports Donna Miles of American Forces Press Service.
"By building African nation's ability to counter terrorism within their borders, the United States can help prevent the region from becoming a safe haven where terrorists can train, organize and plan their operations, Theresa Whelan, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs, informed the press.
"’This is an excellent example of getting ahead of the power curve and not being behind it and having to try to catch up. And we are getting ahead of the power curve by building the capacity of our friends.’
"The notion that the United States is capable of confronting the threat of global terrorism alone is ‘just a physical impossibility,’ Whelan said.
"’So you have to build the capacity of like-minded states to be able to help you confront the threat. And that's what the Trans Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative represents.’"
It’s a new endeavor that will start up this summer. The US special operations will mentor those in seven Saharan nations. This includes instructing military tactics necessary to guarantee "regional security and stability."
In geographies vast and unpopulated, killers international can set up headquarters in order to let loose their murder schemes in populated areas. The Initiative will address that advantage to terrorists in order to strip that advantage from terrorists.
One of the keys is engaging nations — in the plural — to give and participate and train. It cannot be an American project solo. It has to involve representatives from other freedom countries.
The Initiative will have $100 million per year for five years as its funding. It has a wider geography, adding Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Nigeria.
There will not only be the military dimension involved in the Initiative but also the US Agency for International Development will gear up for educational concerns. The State Department will address airport security. The Department of Treasury will address "money-handling controls in the region."
"’It becomes a broader package approach,’ Whelan said. ‘You're not just developing one muscle in the body, you're developing the whole body.’"
So continues the freedom spread initiated by Mr. Bush with Operation Iraqi Freedom a little over two years ago. That has led to the democracy planting in New Iraq, its historic January 30 Victory Vote and now its own National Assembly. Shortly the country will have its first-time constitution while dictator Saddam Hussein sits in a jail cell.
With such encouragement for liberties blossoming, Africa is the continent being prepared for peace plans that are already in place so that killers cannot establish control. It's a preventative move. It’s working for the civility of the populace first rather than coming in after the bloodshed to mop up, then begin to establish the peace.
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