Obama just started another war. This time in Cameroon

[ShootSpeeders]

Big O says it's just 90 soldiers but even if true, it will soon grow to 10,000 and then 50,000. The bankers want another profitable war and they told him to do this or we bring back the birther scandal.

Obama Informs Congress He's Deployed U.S. Troops to Cameroon

oct 15 2015 CNSNews.com) - The Obama administration notified Congress on Wednesday that 90 U.S. troops have been deployed to the African nation of Cameroon on Monday to assist in the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram.

The Americans will conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations in the region, the White House said.

"They are armed, but they are armed for the purposes of force protection and providing for their own security," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Wednesday. " They will not be there in a combat role, but rather to provide force protection for -- to allow these airborne intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance operations to commence."

Earnest said the U.S. troops -- which eventually could number around 300 -- are there at the invitation of Cameroon and "will act in coordination" with that country's government.

 

[Maryland Patriot]

Its not a war, its a police action.
if it was a war then congress would have had to declare it as such and then the president could oversee the action, but under article II, the president can without congressional approval send troops in as a police action.

 

[Desperado]

Why should we even care what happens in Cameroon let alone send US troops there?

 

[Maryland Patriot]

Why should we even care what happens in Cameroon let alone send US troops there?

He is just digging for anything he can to try and recover the image that Putin has destroyed for him

 

[ShootSpeeders]

Its not a war, its a police action.
if it was a war then congress would have had to declare it as such and then the president could oversee the action, but under article II, the president can without congressional approval send troops in as a police action.

Nothing in Article 2 about police actions. Try again.

 

[ShootSpeeders]

Why should we even care what happens in Cameroon let alone send US troops there?

That's true of nearly all our wars. We shouldn't be there but the war profiteers pay obozo and congress and the media to start the wars.

 

[Maryland Patriot]

Its not a war, its a police action.
if it was a war then congress would have had to declare it as such and then the president could oversee the action, but under article II, the president can without congressional approval send troops in as a police action.

Nothing in Article 2 about police actions. Try again.

American Presidents often have not sought formal declarations of war, instead maintaining that they have the Constitutional authority, as commander in chief (Article Two, Section Two) to use the military for "police actions". According to historian Thomas Woods, "Ever since the Korean War, Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution — which refers to the president as the 'Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States' — has been interpreted to mean that the president may act with an essentially free hand in foreign affairs, or at the very least that he may send men into battle without consulting Congress
When the president does this, congress has 45 days (I think) to either vote to continue action and declare war or to vote to end the action completely.
Part of the war powers act,, again, I think.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Its not a war, its a police action.
if it was a war then congress would have had to declare it as such and then the president could oversee the action, but under article II, the president can without congressional approval send troops in as a police action.

Nothing in Article 2 about police actions. Try again.

American Presidents often have not sought formal declarations of war, instead maintaining that they have the Constitutional authority, as commander in chief (Article Two, Section Two) to use the military for "police actions". According to historian Thomas Woods, "Ever since the Korean War, Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution — which refers to the president as the 'Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States' — has been interpreted to mean that the president may act with an essentially free hand in foreign affairs, or at the very least that he may send men into battle without consulting Congress
When the president does this, congress has 45 days (I think) to either vote to continue action and declare war or to vote to end the action completely.
Part of the war powers act,, again, I think.

We have not declared war since WWII and I doubt we will ever do it again.

 

[idb]

What a strong leader!!

 

[TheOldSchool]

This thread is even dumber than the ones by the nutters pretending to care that Cuba is in Syria!

 

[idb]

Why should we even care what happens in Cameroon let alone send US troops there?

Well, it'd just be nice to win one for a change don't you think?
It's been a while.

 

[Desperado]

Why should we even care what happens in Cameroon let alone send US troops there?

Well, it'd just be nice to win one for a change don't you think?
It's been a while.

True it has been awhile since Reagan ordered U.S. troops to invade Grenada,

 

[ShootSpeeders]

True it has been awhile since Reagan ordered U.S. troops to invade Grenada,

Ronnie did not use the military much. The four presidents since him have been mass-murdering psychopaths.

 

[Taz]

Why attack Cameroon? The US run out of bananas?

 

[jwoodie]

Why should we even care what happens in Cameroon let alone send US troops there?

Well, it'd just be nice to win one for a change don't you think?
It's been a while.

True it has been awhile since Reagan ordered U.S. troops to invade Grenada,