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To: DoodleBob

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4 posted on 02/11/2026 4:55:33 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12; SmokingJoe
Hmmmm…

The United States is sending troops to Nigeria to help train the West African nation's military in fighting extremism, Nigerian authorities said Wednesday, as a multifaceted security crisis spreads in the north of the country. The American personnel won't engage in combat or have a direct operational role, and Nigerian forces will have complete command authority, Maj. Gen. Samaila Uba, spokesman for Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters, said in a statement.

Per Wikipedia, Eisenhower put 900 advisors in Vietnam; by November 1963, Kennedy had put in 16,000 advisors.

Right…no similarity….

23 posted on 02/11/2026 5:52:59 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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