American Troops In Uganda

Is It The Thin End Of The Wedge

Why is the US sending its troops to finish off a fractured band of bush fighters in the middle of Africa?

Political payback for the quiet sacrifices of Uganda's troops in Somalia could be one reason.

President Barack Obama announced Friday he is dispatching about 100 US troops, mostly special operations forces to central Africa to advise in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army, a guerrilla group accused of widespread atrocities across several countries.

In this edition of the show we ask; American troops in Uganda: is it the thin end of the wedge?