Trump’s Troops Conducting MASSIVE RAIDS In Somalia? Hegseth’s War Dept’s Somalia Statement BACKFIRES

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The U.S. War Department defended ongoing military raids in Somalia, insisting the operations do not mark a return to long-term conflict. A senior official said the administration is following an “America First” approach, emphasizing that the United States is not waging a “forever war,” pursuing regime change, or engaging in nation-building efforts. Instead, officials claim the limited raids are focused on targeted security objectives and do not signal deeper involvement in Somalia’s internal affairs.        #USSomaliaRaids #AmericaFirstMilitary #USWarDept #SomaliaOperations #USMilitaryAfrica #SomaliaRaids #NoNationBuilding #USDefensePolicy #WarDeptStatement #SomaliaCrisis #USForeignPolicy #TargetedRaids #USMilitaryMissions #SomaliaSecurity #USAfricaStrategy  ~HT.178~PR.152~

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00:00hundreds of U.S. troops into fortified caves in Somalia to kill like five guys.

00:04And I think it's a good question as to why the U.S. military is still in Somalia.

00:08Thank you for the question. So I can assure you, right, this is an America first department of war

00:13and president. So we aren't conducting forever wars in Somalia. We're not seeking regime change

00:19or, you know, we're not nation building. But I will say that this department's narrowly scoped,

00:24intelligence driven counterterrorism operations in places like Somalia, alongside our partners,

00:31allow us to protect the American homeland from terrorist threats and to protect our interests.

00:36So we will continue to make sure that the American people are kept safe. That's our utmost priority.

00:42But, you know, we're not isolationists. We're also not neocons. We're realists. We understand

00:46that threats face the American people every single day. We take that incredibly seriously.

00:51But at the same time, we're always going to make sure that we're putting America first.

00:55And if strikes in Somalia in 2025 and there was another there was a raid carried out in some caves

01:02and I'm quoting former Congressman Matt Gates, who I didn't realize would be here today. But

01:06he asked why we're sending, quote, hundreds of U.S. troops into fortified caves in Somalia to kill

01:12like five guys. And I think it's a good question as to why the U.S. military is still in Somalia.

01:17Thank you for the question. So I can I can assure you, right, this is an America first

01:21Department of War and president. So we aren't conducting forever wars in Somalia. We're not

01:27seeking regime change or, you know, we're not nation building. But I will say that this

01:31department's narrowly scoped, intelligence driven counterterrorism operations in places

01:37like Somalia, alongside our partners, allow us to protect the American homeland from terrorist

01:43threats and to protect our interests. So we will continue to make sure that the American

01:48people are kept safe. That's our utmost priority. But, you know, we're not isolationists. We're

01:53also not neocons. We're realists. We understand that threats face the American people every

01:58single day. We take that incredibly seriously. But at the same time, we're always going to

02:02make sure that we're putting America first.

02:04And if I could follow up on Laura's question, actually, but from a different angle, she mentioned

02:09that are we reassessing our relationship with Qatar because of funding of the Muslim Brotherhood.

02:14It's been widely documented in mainstream Israeli papers that the Israeli government funded Hamas,

02:18which we also designate as a terrorist organization. Are we therefore reassessing our relationship

02:22with Israel because of this?

02:23That would be a better question for the State Department, as they're the ones who have those

02:27foreign diplomatic channels.

02:29Strikes in Somalia in 2025. And there was another there was a raid carried out in some caves.

02:36And I'm quoting former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who I didn't realize would be here today.

02:40But he asked why we're sending, quote, hundreds of U.S. troops into fortified caves in Somalia

02:45to kill like five guys. And I think it's a good question as to why the U.S. military is still

02:50in Somalia.

02:51Thank you for the question. So I can I can assure you, right, this is an America first

02:55Department of War and president. So we aren't conducting forever wars in Somalia. We're not

03:00seeking regime change or, you know, we're not nation building. But I will say that this

03:05Department's narrowly scoped, intelligence driven counterterrorism operations in places

03:11like Somalia, alongside our partners, allow us to protect the American homeland from terrorist

03:17threats and to protect our interests. So we will continue to make sure that the American

03:22people are kept safe. That's our utmost priority. But, you know, we're not isolationists. We're

03:26also not neocons. We're realists. We understand that threats face the American people every

03:32single day. We take that incredibly seriously. But at the same time, we're always going to

03:36make sure that we're putting America first.

03:37And if I could follow up on Laura's question, actually, but from a different angle, she mentioned

03:43that are we reassessing our relationship with Qatar because of funding of the Muslim Brotherhood?

03:48It's been widely documented in mainstream Israeli papers that the Israeli government funded Hamas,

03:52which we also designate as a terrorist organization. Are we therefore reassessing our relationship

03:56with Israel because of this?

03:57That would be a better question for the State Department, as they're the ones who have

04:01those foreign diplomatic channels.

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