US Marines train Mozambique Troops.

I've watched the stories coming out of a current US Marine Corps deployment to Africa.  I wonder if this is what our military should be doing.  These countries have poverty rates that are absolutely breath taking.  They have a history of instability...and yet the highest profile contact that they have with the US is our warriors training their military.  I'm not sure this is the way to go.  I'm not convinced that this is the way to counter the Chinese.  Nevertheless here are a few pics.

BOANE, Mozambique-A Marine with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, demonstrates the uses of the M203 grenade launcher ahead of a live fire exercise with Mozambican troops Aug. 5 in Boane, Mozambique, as part of Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010. The exercise which is coordinated by U.S. Africa Command’s Marine component, U.S. Marine Forces Africa, brings together more than 700 U.S. service members and Mozambican soldiers for the purpose of increasing Mozambique’s capacity to carry out peace and stability operations., Lance Cpl. Jad Sleiman, 8/4/2010 10:49 PM

BOANE, Mozambique-Mozambican soldiers practice martial arts during a break from a live fire exercise with U.S. Marines Aug. 5, in Boane, Mozambique, as part of Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010. The exercise, which is coordinated by U.S. Africa Command’s Marine component, U.S. Marine Forces Africa, brings together more than 700 U.S. service members and Mozambican soldiers for the purpose of increasing Mozambique’s capacity to carry out peace and stability operations., Lance Cpl. Jad Sleiman, 8/5/2010 10:47 PM