Obama's Super Secret War on Terror

In the conflict against Al Qaeda that began in 2001, American military forces have conducted operations in more countries than in any war except World War II. Most of these countries are probably in the Middle East and North Africa, and the number (based on press reports) is likely in the ten to thirty range. But the public doesn't know, because the government hasn't told it. In his "War Powers Resolution" report last December, President Obama said that military forces had engaged Al Qaeda and affiliates in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen, and added that they had conducted additional "sensitive operations in various locations around the world." The names of the additional countries, and the nature of our troops' operations, are presumably in the "classified annex" to the report.