"And so just to be clear about the U.S. military personnel that were deployed to Cameroon, they are armed but they are armed for the purposes of force protection and providing for their own security. They will not be there in a combat role but rather to provide force protection for -- to allow these airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations to commence." Josh Earnest
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest has clarified the role of the 300 US troops being deployed to Cameroon. Here are the relevant excerpts from yesterday's White House press briefing:
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