US troops to enter Uganda

[The Mikado]

BTW calling this "imperial" is one of the most f**king stupid things I have ever read. Even if the US had some desire to annex Uganda or turn it into a colony, that would have nothing to do with defeating the Lord's Resistance Army.

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This.

Joseph Kony has a warrant for his arrest from the ICC.  The entire world has called for this man and his private army to be erased.  It's about time the US did its part in the effort to bring justice to Northern Uganda.

[The Mikado]

Yeah, the LRA isn't really organized the same way as groups like the Taliban or other enemies the US has fought of late.  It's an honest-to-God army that marches around burning down villages, kidnapping children, and mutilating and raping men and women.  What they do is not really "guerilla warfare."

Also, seriously, complaining about a detachment of 100 advisors is pretty ridiculous, especially when Kony has an indictment from the ICC.  He's a wanted criminal and he's being tracked down and brought to justice.

Also, I don't see how the merits of the Ugandan government matter one way or another in this situation.  It's the merits of the LRA that are relevant.