Name a country in Africa....

...and the chances are that our military is or will soon be involved there.  Nigeria, Libya, the Central African Republic, Congo, South Sudan, Mali, Somalia, Yemen, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Mauritania, Burundi, Chad, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon, Gabon, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Senegal - we're involved with all these countries.  In most cases we're 'training' their troops. But we are also using them for drone attacks, surveillance, special ops and who knows what else.  We're improving airports so that our cargo planes can land.  And, none of this is free.  

But as our AFRICOM Commander General says, “The absolute imperative for the United States military [is] to protect America, Americans, and American interests; in our case, in my case, [to] protect us from threats that may emerge from the African continent.” 

I'll sleep well tonight.