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Macron pleads with Trump not to cut off U.S. support for French forces in Africa
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Macron pleads with Trump not to cut off U.S. support for French forces in Africa
Nbcnews: France is appealing to President Donald Trump not to cut off U.S. military support to French forces fighting Islamist militants in Africa, warning that it could undermine efforts to counter a growing terrorist threat in the Sahel region.
Trump administration officials, however, are skeptical of the French counterterrorism mission's value and have refused so far to promise continued logistical and intelligence support that French forces rely on in their fight against al Qaeda and ISIS-linked groups, according to one current and one former U.S. official.
"We're spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a French force that has not been able to turn the tide," said a senior administration official, who was not authorized to speak on the record.
"It's not even a case of whack a mole. For all that we're spending, we're not getting much out of it," the official told NBC News.
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