Posted on 09/06/2023 11:47:30 PM PDT by RandFan
In 2017, there was an ambush that led to four U.S. soldiers dying. In July 2023, there was a military coup in Niger that overthrew the government. One of the coup’s leaders was Moussa Salaou Barmou, a person trained by U.S. forces. Following the coup, Barmou was named the new military chief of staff.
“U.S. service members have been stationed in Niger for about a decade, ostensibly to train, advise, and assist Nigerian forces,” Paul wrote. “One of those individuals trained by the United States, Moussa Salaou Barmou, is one of the coup leaders who toppled the duly elected government of Niger on July 26. As a result of the military coup d’etat in Niger, over 1,000 U.S. service members deployed there now face additional dangers to their safety.”
Paul’s letter to Austin included a list of nine questions he wanted him to answer. Among them were inquiries on “how many U.S. service members have been killed or wounded in Niger since 2013?” Paul also wanted to know how the administration is ensuring that “nations receiving U.S. funds, training, equipment, or other kinds of support” are using the resources appropriately and not engaging “in human rights violations.”
Additionally, Paul highlighted that Congress never voted to authorize military force in Niger.
“Congress never voted to authorize U.S. combat operations in Niger. The tragic deaths of four U.S. soldiers — Staff Sergeant Bryan Black, Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Johnson, Sergeant La David Johnson, and Staff Sergeant Dustin Wright — should have served as the catalyst to end our operations there,” Paul wrote. “Yet, the Biden Administration continues to cite the 9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF),
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Wouldn’t it be easier to train Nigerian forces in Nigeria, rather than training Nigerian forces in Niger? Does Niger allow Nigerian forces in Niger?
As a ‘stabilizing’ force (hard to believe the word)...a group of 5,000 (differs on who tells the story) of Nigeria military folks were in Niger. And it would appear that US trainers were among the 5,000 to help ‘train’ them.
The original leadership of Niger went along with the foreign troops in country, and the US military trainers. After that leadership was exiled, it would appear that anything foreign in Niger....is taken as a bad thing.
If you go back to May, it was rumored that 1,000 US troops were in Niger. France had a similar number.
I would imagine that at least once in 2022...a Senate committee was informed of training personnel there, and no one really detailed reasons for it then. Now? I don’t think the Pentagon wants to discuss the matter.
That’s weird bro. I just can’t wrap my mind around the fact, that the US was training Nigerians, inside another country. That’s crazy.
Some Gen X students might find the name of the country anf the river called Niger to be “problematic and triggering”.
Oh well.
The new Niger government could embarrass Clown World. That can’t be allowed.
“U.S. service members have been stationed in Niger for about a decade, ostensibly to train, advise, and assist Nigerian forces,” Paul wrote. “One of those individuals trained by the United States, Moussa Salaou Barmou, is one of the coup leaders who toppled the duly elected government of Niger on July 26.
Gee, sounds a lot like the Zetas that we trained, and who now work for the cartels. Imbecilic shortsightedness, and overlay of our values on those who do not share them as a basis for our political decision making has not been very successful…
Colonel, USAF JAGC (Ret)
An interesting theory is going around which is that the purpose of the coup was for the US to kick the French out of Niger, and then we (the US) takes over. The evidence for it is the following:
1. Coup leader trained in US
2. ONLY French troops told to leave, not US troops
Needless to say, France is asking us a lot of questions and is not happy at this point.
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