1. This is a Discussion Post. Post my initial response before I can see peers’ responses. I would then have to update this and have you respond to two peers.

Topic of Discussion: Read Region in Crisis: Stabilizing Mali & the Sahel. Answer the following questions:
1. Identify the problems/issues facing this region of Africa.

2. Identify which of the stability functions and activities outlined in JP 3-07 are most appropriate to solve/mitigate the issues/problems you identified facing the Sahel region.

3. Develop Lines of Effort linking the multiple tasks and missions that focus efforts toward establishing the operational conditions needed to solve/mitigate the issues/problems you identified facing Sahel region of western and north central Africa.

Instructions: Post a substantial initial response, with at least 2 cited sources and a minimum of 250 words, to the topic above. Identify references following the post using APA format. Additionally, respond to at least 2 posts of your classmates, with at least 1 cited source each and a minimum of 150 words per response, for full participation credit.