Anonymous ID: 0d4d00 May 3, 2018, 8:32 p.m. No.1292686   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2714

>>1292645

We'll shit, missed it!

 

"There are about 4,000 US personnel in Djibouti, based at Camp Lemonnier. The US military places a lot of importance on its ability to base forces in Djibouti given its critically strategic location near countries like Somalia and Yemen, where the US regularly targets terrorists in airstrikes.

 

But US officials have recently expressed concern about the growing influence of China in Djibouti, noting its establishment of its first military base there and its close economic links with the country.

 

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, who oversees US Africa Command, acknowledged both challenges during an appearance before Congress in March.

 

โ€œWe are taking significant steps on the counterintelligence side so that we have all the defenses that we need there, there is no doubt about that,โ€ said Waldhauser, referring to the proximity of the new Chinese base."

 

The Chinese want us out of Djiboutiโ€ฆ