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Okay, so Trump's thinking about going "guns-a-blazing" into Nigeria? Give me a break. Like that's going to solve anything. This whole situation smells like a dumpster fire, and frankly, it's one we should've seen coming.
Let's be real, the Nigerian government can't act surprised by this. The "Christian killings" narrative didn't just pop out of thin air. It's been bubbling in the right-wing echo chamber for weeks, making its way from the fringes to Ted Cruz's Twitter feed. You know, the usual suspects. And now it's landed on Trump's desk. Color me shocked.
But here's the thing: while I ain't gonna deny that Boko Haram and other groups have done some horrific stuff, painting it as a purely "Christian" issue is, at best, disingenuous. They've killed thousands of Muslims too. Are we just supposed to ignore that?
As Cheta Nwanze of SBM Intelligence said, he wouldn’t go as far as saying there’s a “Chrisitan genocide” but the “Nigerian government has dropped the ball significantly.” Dropped the ball? That's putting it mildly. More like fumbled the ball, spiked it into the ground, and then set it on fire.
And speaking of dropping the ball, where's Nigeria's diplomatic game? Apparently, they don't even have an ambassador in Washington right now. Seriously? You're facing potential military intervention from the US, and you don't even have someone on the ground to try and smooth things over? It's like showing up to a gunfight with a water pistol.
This is a bad idea. No, "bad" doesn't cover it—this is a five-alarm dumpster fire. Instead of focusing on Boko Haram, this whole thing is gonna turn into a debate about US interventionism and whether we have the right to waltz into another country and start throwing our weight around. Which, let's be honest, is exactly what Trump wants.
Ebenezer Obadare from the Council on Foreign Relations nailed it: “It is the last thing needed and the one thing that is sure to be counterproductive.” Instead of putting Boko Haram in the crosshairs, it will change the conversation to the ethics of intervention and the perceived highhandedness of a superpower riding roughshod on an African country.”
Trump thinking he can just "go in, guns-a-blazing" is insane. What's he gonna do, bomb the entire country? Occupy it? Turn it into another Iraq? It's a disaster waiting to happen, and it's gonna backfire spectacularly.
And honestly...am I the only one who sees the irony here? We're supposedly concerned about "Christian killings," but we're perfectly willing to kill even more people in the name of stopping it? Makes perfect sense.
So, what's the real play here? Is Trump genuinely concerned about religious freedom in Nigeria, or is this just another excuse to flex some military muscle and distract from whatever scandal he's embroiled in this week? I'm going with option B, offcourse. Because let's be real, with this administration, it's always option B.