SEN. FEINGOLD ISSUES STATEMENT ON OPERATIONAL LAUNCH OF AFRICOM
October 01, 2008
October 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., made the following remarks:
Mr. President, today marks the full operational launch of the United States Africa Command, known as AFRICOM. I have long supported the idea of a unified regional combatant command for Africa that recognizes the continent's growing strategic importance for U.S. security and that is coordinated with other U.S. agencies. As I have discussed many times on the Senate floor, we can not pretend that we . . .
Mr. President, today marks the full operational launch of the United States Africa Command, known as AFRICOM. I have long supported the idea of a unified regional combatant command for Africa that recognizes the continent's growing strategic importance for U.S. security and that is coordinated with other U.S. agencies. As I have discussed many times on the Senate floor, we can not pretend that we . . .