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August 27, 2012

There Are Wars and Rumors of Wars and Then There Is "Promoting Regional Security in Somalia"

Guard Unit To Depart For Africa A departure ceremony is planned for 565 Kentucky National Guard soldiers who will deploy to Africa for nine months.
Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, adjutant general for Kentucky, will attend the sendoff ceremony Friday at the Frankfort Convention Center for soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery. The soldiers will deploy to the Horn of Africa where they will work to promote regional security and stability. The Lexington-based unit, which completed tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, is the most decorated in the Kentucky National Guard. --

Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 27, 2012 5:34 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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There are neo-cons in power? This ResOdent shit fer brains in action.

Posted by: Casca at August 28, 2012 12:06 AM

I tremble that there might be another 'Drag an American Soldier through the streets of Mogadishu Day" on the horizon.

Posted by: Jewel at August 28, 2012 7:37 PM

Correct me here, Casca, but Neo-cons as a group seem to agree on only one issue: maximum and permanent deployment of US forces in and near the Middle East. This group sadly seems to disconnect on most other conservative issues. I yield the floor.

Posted by: Anonymous at August 29, 2012 9:58 AM

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