It was decided that no al Qaeda leaders were killed by recent United States air strikes.

We have U.S. troops on the ground in Somalia. We could have troops on the ground in other countries fighting conflicts to which the commander in chief has committed our military.

http://cbs5.com/national/topstories_story_011084148.html

There was a time when the president would take action sending troops anywhere in the world even without the permission of the country in question. It seems that during the 1980’s more and more was revealed by the media as to what military actions we were taking that were previously unknown to the public.