Since I posted this I feel obligated to post this.

What The Hell Was This Rachel Maddow Segment? “Everybody that I know is appalled by this.”

I imagine this will be ongoing.

Here is CNN's take on all of this.

Barely a week after the announcement of the new travel ban, the Chadian government suddenly began pulling hundreds of their fighters from Niger. There was no immediate explanation, though the nation's communications minister Madeleine Alingué condemned the Trump administration's unheralded move, observing that it "seriously undermines" the "good relations between the two countries, notably in the fight against terrorism." Hard to be more direct than that.

But now, Chad's troops, one of the major components of the multinational force in Niger, are largely gone. They had been assembled to patrol, defend and especially to understand this vast stretch of largely barren desert that includes Mali and Niger -- a combined territory nearly four times the size of Texas. Few could understand it better or be better equipped to fight there than the army of Chad. I've seen that first-hand. Donald Trump has not.
Inexplicably, though, we still sent our small, under-armed band of troops into harm's way. Fifty jihadis, heavily armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns, utterly outgunned and outmanned the slim American force they ambushed.

Inexplicably, though, we still sent our small, under-armed band of troops into harm's way. Fifty jihadis, heavily armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns, utterly outgunned and outmanned the slim American force they ambushed.

What Chad has to do with Trump and Niger

This isn't much of a rebuttal. If the attack was inevitable, why were they apparently so unprepared? Also, what the fuck are we doing in Africa, how many countries, for how long, etc.

She addressed the the rebuttal by saying to Huffpost "I didn't know you cared" and standing by the report saying all the facts are correct then by basically repeating what she said.
Search for answers on U.S. soldier deaths in Niger intensifies

I think the hit piece has a lot to do with she now has the number 1 show on cable and that she made the connection between the "Muslim Ban" and Chad withdrawing their troops. Trump puts them on the ban and a few days later they withdraw a few days after that the Green Berets get ambushed...connected? Not proven yet but not disproved yet either.... Not appalling either.

The reason most of the troops are there is they are building a big Drone base in Niger because of its central location.

The big news came from Graham: 'The war is headed to Africa'

Americans should anticipate more military operations in Africa as the war on terrorism continues to morph, Sen. Lindsey Graham warned Friday.

Basically saying we need new rules of engagement and to widen the war.

They say "the war", like that means something.

They don't even have a AUMF The one they are using says...

September 14, 2001, authorizes the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001 and any "associated forces".

And we now have forces in more than 150 countries around the world, with nearly 450,000 of its active-duty personnel serving outside the United States and its territories.

No explanation or justification or legal authority...how very Democratic.