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Africa used primarily for surveillance missions in order to collect intelligence on these local al qaeda affiliates and other extremist groups but the agreement also provides legal protection for any troops station there had. of officials are telling bloomberg news president obama doesn't inattend to send combat troops to niger but the fact that this drone is being opened up here, there has been a lot of call for the entire africom military area to have beefed up surveillance. pennsylvania republican governor tom corbett faces a tricky situation. according to the latest quinnipiac university...

Out of that position will turn to 2016. will you encourage her to run for president? >> i'll encourage her to take a long rest and consult with those she loves and make the best decision for her. i think, as i said, she's a magnificent public servant, someone i've supported over many years and know very well personally. and she would add a lot as our next president. and she will add a lot as a bystander during this next four years. just let me add one thing to what was just said, which is that talk radio or tv can continue to stay stuck on this issue. but what matters is what we do going forwa...

It had an insurgency. it had a drug cartel that was basically controlling territories. the united states stepped in, worked with the columbians and the progress is evident for all to see. there was a front page article in the travel section going to colombia. that is what america can do. we do not do it, we partner with willing governments to help them acquire the capacity to protect their own citizens. >> mr. joe wilson of south carolina. >> madam secretary, thank you for being here today. i appreciate your recognition of africom and colombia, extraordinary success stories promoting peace. th...

Add having said that, admiral mullen goes on it is not feasible or reasonable to tether forces at the ready i to protect every high-risk place in the world. we have to look at this from the dod perspective and we don't have assets of any significance right now on the african continents. we are only building that up. and so what do we need in africa, what countries will welcome us there, give us both our military and civilian teams a good, safe base out of which to operate, so if we're focusing just on africa, and particularly north africa right now, there's got to be a great deal of planning a...

Chaired a hearing and impressed with your engaged leadership, visits to algeria and i welcome your testimony today on how you see the regional threats from aqim, how you see the consequences of this recent incident in algeria and what role you think there is for the united states in both supporting the current actions by the french and malian military and need for john going insurance and investment to restore democracy in mali and restore development and positive pro inspects moving forward and how you think we can ensure that state and defense are coordinating through africom going forward. ...