skippy the bush kangaroo

Saturday, November 30, 2002

us hopes to shake djibouti

trouble in kenya? well, what better place for the us to set up camp than neighboring djibouti, which is so poor it can't even afford a joke for this space?

"but djibouti is also a telling example of a problem that has bedeviled the bush administration's war on terror" says the new york times: "the struggle to harmonize its own military goals with the needs of the countries in which it is operating. put simply, the administration seems to be better at taking the fight to its enemies than helping its friends."

djibouti is close to yemen and somalia, as well as kenya, so it's a perfect place for the us to send 800 special ops and other troops, and for the cia to get involved with. however, mr. bush's administration has only allocated $8.7 million in assistance to this poverty-stricken african country, even though they have become our newest ally in the war against terror. " 'it is a small country with huge problems,' said jorge mejia, the head of the unicef office in djibouti."

one would think a launching place to fight the war against terror would be worth more than $8.7 mill.

posted by skippy at 6:13 PM |