Posted on 10/05/2023 3:56:20 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
France will begin withdrawing its troops from coup-hit Niger this week after President Emmanuel Macron said last month he refused to be "held hostage" by the putchists and was ending military cooperation with the West African country.
The decision to pull 1,500 troops from Niger leaves a gaping hole in Western efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist insurgency. It also deals a huge blow to French influence in the Sahel and could allow Russia to expand its sway over the region's vast, insecure scrublands.
In a statement on Thursday, the French Armed Forces Ministry said the troops would return to France and that the military exit should be complete by the end of the year.
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More likely that the Chinese will move in to “help” Niger with their belt and road program.
Yeah, Nigeria is such an incredible prize, no amount of money or blood isn’t worth spending.
Yeah, Nigeria is such an incredible prize, no amount of money or blood isn’t worth spending.
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Oh Really?
So why do you think Russia and China are doing everything they possibly can to take control of that country huh?
Ok, if we keep it under $1 trillion per year it should be OK.
Is the USA keeping its base there?
Why hasn’t Black LIES Matter gone after Niger for that racist name?
The Russians are no longer promoting global communism. What is their interest? Defeating NATO? So what?
The American Negro Double Standard of Just Us Negros Matter Guidelines preclude it.
“Ok, if we keep it under $1 trillion per year it should be OK.”
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Russia and China are getting rich by having bases in Africa.
Interesting to know...
I suspect the US will pull out in a more organized fashion than Afghanistan.
Yes, let’ be like Russia and China, and further enrich our Oligarchs.
We are $33.456 trillion in debt, what’ a few trillion more?
Oh, for sure. The Chicoms are probably already there.
Trump said “take the oil fields of Syria” for example.
I guess that would be good for the economy. Right?
If Russia is earning money in Niger, can’t we do the same there?
Hey, go for it, but leave my tax dollars out of it.
Degenerate America should focus on its own people, fuck Africa and fuck Africans. If you want to get rich and do good, go for it, but leave taxpayers the hell out of it.
Actually the bulk of combat deaths still fall primarily on European males under 40. They die at a rate far exceeding their proportion of the overall population and of their demographic. Even stripping women out of the calculation they are much more likely to die while deployed.
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