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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (136259)	10/23/2017 8:09:26 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218083

Donald Trump currently has 800 US troops stationed in Niger, a quick increase from the 535 troops Obama had conducting reconnaissance flights from a drone base in Niger to facilitate intelligence-gathering for French forces locked in a grueling battle with al Qaeda-affiliated militants in neighboring Mali. But US troop numbers in Niger will rise quickly following the lethal attack on four Marines which has left Trump's ego badly bruised in the first military conflict he has initiated himself as president. As members of the drone base in Niger did not participate in off-base patrols, it's clear Trump has expanded the scope of hostilities in Niger in a way he has not yet explained. Trump's loosening of restrictions on the U.S. military's ability to use lethal force in Niger could mirror similar decisions made in Syria, Yemen and Somalia. In those countries, the designation of certain regions as “areas of active hostilities” has paved the way for U.S. drone strikes and even on-the-ground raids.