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To: Mark17

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.


3 posted on 09/07/2023 1:26:59 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: pepsionice

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.


4 posted on 09/07/2023 2:58:34 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: pepsionice

The new Niger government could embarrass Clown World. That can’t be allowed.


6 posted on 09/07/2023 4:37:42 AM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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