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Syria and Niger, America’s best allies.
Who could have foreseen instability in Niger?…
Didn’t Obama send them to that hellhole ?
Correct but who is going to do it?
If I’m not mistaken, we operate a very large drone base in Niger ostensibly for surveillance vs extremist terrorist groups throughout Central Africa
Whether this alone justifies such a large boot print, I do not know.
Maybe we’re just there because China and Russia ( Wagner) are there and growing in influence
Once TPTB created “ AFricom” I think DoD sewed ourselves into a perpetual cycle of justifying troops to defend against “ security threats to the US”
Current U.S. involvments:
American military intervention in Niger.
American-led intervention in Syria.
Second U.S. Intervention in the Somali Civil War.
American intervention in Yemen.
American proxy war in Ukraine.
American joint operation in Gaza.
It is completely out of hand financially.
I’d like to see a Jay Leno-style interview of Americans on the street: “Find Niger on a map!”
I’m not espousing a position one way or the other on whether to be involved in Niger, or anywhere else. But let each branch stay in its own lane. The President needs the freedom to play political chess anyway he sees fit. (Although I think the present president’s game is 52 pickup.) Congress controls the purse strings and the president controls America’s interactions on the world stage. We wouldn’t want to hamstring a future president just because we don’t like the present one.
As for what America does and where we do it, I’d appreciate a reason why America has an interest in this or that country that requires us to deploy blood and treasure. Unfortunately, there’s nothing this president can read off the teleprompter that I’d believe. Still, he’s in the office and the office has powers and privilege whether we like how it’s being used or not. We diddle with that power and privilege at our future risk.
That’s one step in the Democrats ten step plan to destroy our military.
“Niger, please!” - Rand Paul
But, but, but, ....
Niger is a vital US interest!
When do we invade Vanuatu?
He’s the best Senator we have and I’m proud that he’s one of mine. The other one, not so much.
VERY good article, thanks for posting.
Libya was the biggest disaster, and look at the all the African immigration it has caused in Europe.