Posted on 08/13/2023 12:46:24 PM PDT by Mariner
Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a "protracted confrontation" after regional bloc Ecowas said it would assemble a standby force.
Such an intervention would destabilise the Sahel region as a whole, the Russian foreign ministry said.
Russia does not formally back the coup.
But the US, which backs efforts to restore deposed leader Mohamed Bazoum, says its Wagner mercenary group is taking advantage of the instability.
On Friday coup supporters, some waving Russian flags, protested at a French military base near the capital NIamey, some chanting "down with France, down with Ecowas".
Both France and the US operate military bases in Niger and they have been used to launch operations against jihadist groups in the wider region.
Military officials from Ecowas countries are reportedly set to meet on Saturday to draft plans for a military intervention.
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Just like all the others, any resistance against the "established rules based order" is characterized as an enemy of democracy, liberty and human dignity.
Inc. TM
A government truly concerned with US interests would simply walk away.
But that is not OUR government, whether Republicans or Democrats are in power.
Because all the power is in the hands of the Enemies of the American people...the US Deep State.
Biden needs to fly his LGBT flags at American embassies where they will be tolerated — and Niger has just canceled this arrangement.
Both France and the US operate military bases in Niger and they have been used to launch operations against jihadist groups in the wider region.
Military officials from Eco-was countries are reportedly set to meet on Saturday to draft plans for a military intervention.
C.I.A. Drone Mission, Curtailed by Obama, Is Expanded in Africa Under Trump
“Late in his presidency, Barack Obama sought to put the military in charge of drone attacks after a backlash arose over a series of highly visible strikes, some of which killed civilians. The move was intended, in part, to bring greater transparency to attacks that the United States often refused to acknowledge its role in.
But now the C.I.A. is broadening its drone operations, moving aircraft to northeastern Niger to hunt Islamist militants in southern Libya. The expansion adds to the agency’s limited covert missions in eastern Afghanistan for strikes in Pakistan, and in southern Saudi Arabia for attacks in Yemen.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/world/africa/cia-drones-africa-military.html
The Presence of Lethal U.S. Drones in Niger is Expanding
“President Barack Obama transferred responsibility for drone attacks from the CIA to the U.S. military, in part in response to civilian casualties, and in part to manage better the public relations aspect of what are supposed to be clandestine operations. President Trump reversed that decision at the urging of then-CIA director Mike Pompeo in 2017. Now, it would appear that both the CIA and AFRICOM are, or are about to be, operating lethal drone strikes from bases in Niger.”
https://www.cfr.org/blog/presence-lethal-us-drones-niger-expanding
Joe Biden has made no public comments on this situation because his handlers are fearful of how he will pronounce the country’s name while reading from the teleprompter.
Not our circus, not our monkeys, regardless of a military base there. But it is sort of France’s circus and monkeys. I’ll ask again, who is scarier, the Wagner Group or the French Foreign Legion?
They need Kamala to chime in. Even if she says you know what, she can just say she’s keeping it real…
Why does the president have the name Mohammed? They adopted the religion and names of their slave masters and oppressors? Pathetic losers.
Agree wholeheartedly.
--- "I'll ask again, who is scarier, the Wagner Group or the French Foreign Legion?"
A Democrat ticket with Obama and Clinton on it.
“They adopted the religion and names of their slave masters and oppressors? Pathetic losers.”
Just like American blacks.
Empire, baby, and *power* above all.
Average IQ in Niger is 69.
https://new-iq-test.com/niger-average-iq.html
https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php
The Uranium market is... interesting. A cutoff of exports from Niger would definitely add fuel to the fire of inflation-of-prices-for-electricity here.
Granted that if we were not foolishly shutting down coal-fired power plants, any negative effect in the US could be readily minimized.
In any event, France and ECOWAS can handle this readily, or at least handle Wagner in Niger, readily. France has reasonably capable air power and could shred Wagner’s present forces in Niger, no problem. Might lose a couple planes to Stingers or similar. ECOWAS is not a very scary (capability) bunch, but working with the loyalists would still mop up any remaining human debris on the ground. Might not be very pretty, at times.
There is no real need for the US to be involved beyond providing intel or maybe a bit of air transport-for-pay to safe staging areas. The French might even prefer it that way.
ECOWAS =15 countries?
Wagner Group = 9 countries?
The Sahel region in Africa should not be turned into another war zone. Pray for Peace.
(No one in their right mind would consider the business deal Niger had with France as fair.)
That qualifies for post of the month!
Thanks for the data.
Americans as covert warriors are spread around the world creating havoc, death and rebellion with the locals.
Oh yeah.
And a pipeline reportedly of Shell oil to go through Niger and on to Europe, from Nigeria.
That gets you the Serbian treatment, when you say no to a pipeline going through your country.
Anyway the ECOWAS chair is supposedly a US puppet.
This will be another proxy war.
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