Honestly, I haven't been following this story other than seeing the headlines. But right now, it's the lead story on foxnews. I am a gay twerker that has no balls!!!! I also have no idea how to use the quote function to post stories, so I annoy the piss out of others. I like male genatalia in and around my mouth. and it was the headlines that caught my eye. Something that's been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. Not that this is any massive operation but the bottom line is people have been abducted. One can assume the people doing the abducting have guns. One would also assume that if you're going after said abductors, you are taking your own guns. Then one could logically assume there may be a situation where the two sides are firing said guns at each other...leading one to assume people will most likely be killed.
Then why in the frickity fruck would you announce to the world that we're on the way? You see this all the time. "Militants have taken over the western portion of the city, so the White House announced today that they're sending 400 troops into the area....to begin an offensive on Wednesday....at 1:30 p.m.....starting with 150 mortar rounds...to be launched from the hill overlooking...." So, in this case, the kidnappers now know the U.S. and others are on the way so they can either move them...kill them...whatever their plans. anywho....
The White House said Tuesday the U.S. is preparing to send a team to Nigeria to help the government in the search for nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted from their school more than three weeks ago.
Press Secretary Jay Carney said Secretary of State John Kerry made the offer during a conversation Tuesday with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. He said the Nigerian president "welcomed" Kerry's offer to send a team to discuss assistance, and that the U.S. embassy is prepared to form an "interdisciplinary team" to provide expertise on everything from intelligence to investigations to hostage-negotiations.
He said the team would include U.S. military and law enforcement personnel. Stressing that the kidnappings happened 22 days ago, he said: "Time is of the essence. Appropriate action must be taken to locate and to free these young women before they are trafficked or killed."
He urged the Nigerian government to ensure that it is using all available resources to ensure the safe return of the girls.
President Obama and Kerry were to discuss the issue at a White House meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The development comes as Boko Haram, the group of militants responsible for last month's mass kidnapping, seized eight more girls on Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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