President Barack Obama announced in October that 100 U.S. troops will be sent to Uganda to end the threat of the Lord’s Resistance Army. This plan will only last for months. The U.S. will be armed, but will not attack unless it is needed.

The L.R.A. is a guerilla group that has tortured the citizens of central Africa by abducting children, along with killing and raping civilians, for more than two decades. While most of the troops will remain in Uganda, a small portion of U.S. troops will go to the jungle area of central Africa, where the L.R.A. has field locations. Junior C.J. Hopkins thinks that the U.S. is doing the right thing by sending troops to central Africa.

“The U.S. is the big dogs. We spend more money on military than other countries,” Hopkins said. “We need to be protecting other countries.”

The L.R.A.’s leader Joseph Kony has increased the L.R.A.’s target over many years. They threatened many governments and international humanitarians throughout the time they were established.

Freshman Cody Deas agrees with Obama’s decision to send troops to central Africa.

“I think it is about time that we address this issue. It has been an on-going problem for many years now,” Deas said. “We have overlooked this problem and we are just worrying about the Middle East.”

Since 2008, the L.R.A. has kidnapped more than 3,400 people in central Africa. In 2011, the L.R.A. executed an estimated 250 attacks.

Deas feels that the L.R.A. should not exist.

“It’s pointless, they already have a government built there, it is just wrong,” Deas said. “It’s good that we are deciding to address the issue.”