Why is it every where we have sent ‘trainers’ the country implodes?

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Clinton said the US will step up its counterterrorism operations in the Maghreb, where it already conducts clandestine surveillance flights among other measures.

“It is absolutely essential that we broaden and deepen our counter-terror cooperation going forward with Algeria and all counter-terror efforts in the region,” Clinton said. “I made clear that we stand ready to further enhance counter-terror support that we have already supplied. We have been discussing it last year, when I traveled to Algeria in October specifically to discuss counter-terror issues.”

If the statement has a defensive ring to it, consider the storm of controversy that hit the state department after the death of ambassador Chris Stevens in Libya. American fatalities in Algeria at the hands of Islamic militants could redouble criticism of the Obama administration’s counter-terrorism policy in north Africa and the Middle East.