From Australia: Winds of Jihad, Obama sends 150 Air Force Special Ops to find the ghost of Kony, but only 80 to find 300 abducted Christian girls in Nigeria

Obama sends 150 Air Force Special Ops to find the ghost of Kony, but only 80 to find 300 abducted Christian girls in Nigeria

by sheikyer mami on May 22, 2014

Obama sent several CV-22 Osprey aircraft, along with 150 Air Force Special Operations forces and other airmen, to join the American troops already in the region to help the Ugandan government find Mr. Kony. (NYT)

More U.S. Troops to Aid Uganda Search for Kony

By HELENE COOPER  MARCH 23, 2014

WASHINGTON — President Obama is sending more troops and military aircraft to Uganda as part of a long-running effort to hunt down Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel commander who is believed to have been hiding in the jungles of central Africa for years, a Defense Department official said on Sunday.

The president is sending several CV-22 Osprey aircraft, along with 150 Air Force Special Operations forces and other airmen, to join the American troops already in the region to help the Ugandan government find Mr. Kony.

(Reuters) – The United States has deployed about 80 military personnel to Chad in its effort to help find and return more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, President Barack Obama told Congress on Wednesday.

U.S. deploys military to help search for Nigerian girls

WASHINGTON Wed May 21, 2014 5:19pm EDT
 

(Reuters) - The United States has deployed about 80 military personnel to Chad in its effort to help find and return more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, President Barack Obama told Congress on Wednesday.

"These personnel will support the operation of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria and the surrounding area," Obama said in a letter to congressional leaders.

Sure sounds like someone has their priorities mixed up.