US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia
US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia
The US built a base in the desert city of Agadez at the cost of $100m for manned and unmanned surveillance flights.
Just like that?
30I'm guessing between Israel and Ukraine, US is starting to have to cut losses.
29'A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.' -- Benjamin Franklin
22Blinken in meetings with African nations pretty much admits that the US is too stretched to focus much on Africa. I remember him saying stuff along those lines when the Tigray stuff in Ethiopia started happening.
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I feel like the fact that we have troops stationed all over Africa and no one ever mentions it until they leave is concerning.
29the whole fact that it's just accepted that US plays world police is creepy af to me
23Scary as fuck to most of the planet. The scarier thing is that it's not just USians who look at you gone out if you question it. That shit runs far and wide. Truly the diarrhea of propaganda.
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"The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters." - gramsci
Hope the people of Africa are sufficiently organized to take this opportunity and run away with it, this seriously could turn into a chain reaction.
28Crackers out of Afrika 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
26That'll be a day to celebrate. 🎉
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hell yeah
25Chad is also trying now too.
25🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
18Humanity is now one small step closer to its absolute liberation, keep moving forward!!! 🫡🫡🫡
10I wouldn't really use the word "agrees" to be honest. It's a great thing, undoubtedly, but I think they wouldn't do this if they weren't de facto forced to because they're stretched so unimaginably thin. This country truly is on the brink.
7yeah more like forced to
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