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How The U.S. Came To Fight The Lord's Resistance Army
Soldiers from the Lord's Resistance Army
Rush Limbaugh's reaction to the news that President Obama was sending 100 combat-ready troops to help fight the Lord's Resistance Army was probably similar to that of many Americans.
Speaking on his radio show last Friday, shortly after the President's letter informing Congress of the deployment had been released, the right wing talk show host did a mini-straw poll among his callers.
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Barack Obama
Obama Sends 100 Troops To Central Africa To Help Fight LRA
President Obama is sending a total of 100 troops into central Africa to help a resistance movement fight the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group known for committing atrocities across the continent.
The first troops left Wednesday and in the next month additional forces are set to deploy, including a second combat-equipped team, as well as communications and logistics personnel, Obama informed Congressional leaders in a letter sent Friday afternoon. The mission's goal is to remove LRA leader Joseph Kony and his top commanders from the battlefield, according to the letter.
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