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Niger has natural resources including gold, uranium and oil. Russia and china are already carving Africa up. We have all the natural resources we need on the American continents. Why in hell would we want to take Africa under our wings. Let Russia and China have the dark continent.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."
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Biden is a walking, talking Cluster F.... His diplomacy has no other description except it SUCKS. Everything he touches turns to ship with a T. Niger has brought in Russians, already and they are setting up missile batteries already. So much for the ice cream sucking, little girl sniffing, pig fuxer.
“To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then believe in success, and only cross the failure bridge if you come to it." Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox
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That isolationist stuff is sounding better all the time.
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We should not be there regardless. Bring our warriors home! Spot on!
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US Exits Niger
The US military will fully withdraw its roughly 1,000 troops from Niger after the two sides failed to reach a deal allowing American forces to remain in the country, officials said over the weekend. The frayed alliance ends eight months after the Niger military overthrew the government, a move eventually designated as an illegal coup by the US.
Since that time, Niger’s military junta has established closer ties with Russia, which has recently trained local forces. Analysts say Moscow has both directly or tacitly supported recent coups in places like Mali and Burkina Faso, often using Libya as a gateway to funnel arms and equipment.
The US established a presence in Niger in 2013—including building a $110M Air Force base in 2018—as a command center for operations in Africa's Sahel region. The sub-Saharan region has seen a significant rise in extremist violence, accounting for more than 40% of global terrorism-related deaths in 2022.
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"It's a terrible thing when governments send their young men to kill each other." Charles Byrne,WW2 Vet. On the day Desert Storm began.
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We've been keeping 1000 troops in Niger. Something almost no one knew about. Think about the monthly cost of that. We spent $110 million building a place to land planes. Now they want us gone. How stupid are we to spread money that we borrow all over the world in sh thole countries that don't want us there. And we have unfunded infrastructure projects desperately needed here in our own country. At least now they have a nice airport.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."
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We've been keeping 1000 troops in Niger. Something almost no one knew about. Think about the monthly cost of that. We spent $110 million building a place to land planes. Now they want us gone. How stupid are we to spread money that we borrow all over the world in sh thole countries that don't want us there. And we have unfunded infrastructure projects desperately needed here in our own country. At least now they have a nice airport. A nice airport in one of the major smuggling routes and the path migrants use to get from Africa to Europe.
Who is John Galt?
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I think Niger was a Special Forces base of operations. Not your typical ticket punch overseas destination. But if it could be an asset for the USA Biden has to screw it up. drone basses
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Biden is a walking, talking Cluster F.... His diplomacy has no other description except it SUCKS. Everything he touches turns to ship with a T. Niger has brought in Russians, already and they are setting up missile batteries already. So much for the ice cream sucking, little girl sniffing, pig fuxer. you can your savage 99 and invade Niger. Why did the US invade Niger and why does the US have over 800 military bases around the world? To secure our borders? lol
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Here's another g for you.
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
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Let's hope that base has a bunch of 30 foot deep craters every few yards down the runway and all the buildings are rubble when our guys leave. No point in just handing over a fully operational facility to people who are evicting us. Good training for a few demolition specialists!
Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!
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�Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.� �General George S. Patton, Jr.
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Niger has natural resources including gold, uranium and oil. Russia and china are already carving Africa up. We have all the natural resources we need on the American continents. Why in hell would we want to take Africa under our wings. Let Russia and China have the dark continent. Rare Earth Metals
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Let's hope that base has a bunch of 30 foot deep craters every few yards down the runway and all the buildings are rubble when our guys leave. No point in just handing over a fully operational facility to people who are evicting us. Good training for a few demolition specialists! Niger has natural resources including gold, uranium and oil. Russia and china are already carving Africa up. We have all the natural resources we need on the American continents. Why in hell would we want to take Africa under our wings. Let Russia and China have the dark continent. Rare Earth Metals It's Niger's property, not ours
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
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If you 'drill down' into the story a little deeper...you will discover Chevron sold some of it's facilities and leases, and acquired new and better leases, and I believe Chevron still operates it's gas pipeline subsidiary there. So the mission of the US military, "To preserve and protect Chevron Nigeria" is not over yet.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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No need to take any of their property- - - - -just rearrange it a little on the way out the door!
Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!
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"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022
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No need to take any of their property- - - - -just rearrange it a little on the way out the door! It's their country. They want us gone. We need to get the hell out. No reason to destroy any improvements we made while there. That would be like tearing down and vandalizing a fence on a property you had been leasing that the owner wanted to not renew the lease on. If other countries are turning to China and Russia that might ought to tell us something. The 3rd world countries are already working on an alternative to the U.S. dollar. It is easy to understand why.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
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You campfire knotheads just knock it off...we must maintain a strong military presence in Nigeria to protect my 200 shares of Chevron preferred stock, LOL.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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