Rachel is on to something and its frightening

USMB has already taken down a post about this and I get it, if its not about loving Trump and cops and bullshit, forget about it!! But after listening to this intriguing story and knowing Rachel to be the utmost in reporting truths....this story is gonna make Bengazi look like a walk in the park.

It just all makes so much sense....there's a reason the white house never wanted to mention anything about what happened. There's a reason these soldiers up until the ambush felt safe and had road that mission many many times prior, without fear. There's a reason they were'nt in armored vehicles. There's a reason Trump keeps trying to deflect us from this story....with this releasing JFK shit...really bitch?????

Please stay tuned, this shit may be Trumps last stand..if we're lucky!!

Did Rachael know why? Yeah, anytime Trump is trying to distract with chaos we have to look at the big picture..

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.

They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

You re-writing history here? Those US troops were to support French operations in Mali. UNDER OBAMA. At the time, Niger was a safer place to put them than to send them directly to Mali.

YOU need to explain how Obama let Niger become a more dangerous place.
 
...nothing you whores can say or do will change my belief in this...

I believe you. Those whores at Slate, Vox and Huffington Post are all in on the cover up. You should make it your life's work to uncover the truth about the Western provinces of Niger secretly abutting the Western border of Chad. I mean, this is huge. :tinfoil: :eusa_shifty:
And so is Trumps mouth, if you hold a magnifying glass to it.
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Did Rachael know why? Yeah, anytime Trump is trying to distract with chaos we have to look at the big picture..

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.

They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

You re-writing history here? Those US troops were to support French operations in Mali. UNDER OBAMA. At the time, Niger was a safer place to put them than to send them directly to Mali.

YOU need to explain how Obama let Niger become a more dangerous place.
 
Did Rachael know why? Yeah, anytime Trump is trying to distract with chaos we have to look at the big picture..

.


.

They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

You re-writing history here? Those US troops were to support French operations in Mali. UNDER OBAMA. At the time, Niger was a safer place to put them than to send them directly to Mali.

YOU need to explain how Obama let Niger become a more dangerous place.
Trump allowed his muslim ban to do this
 
They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

You re-writing history here? Those US troops were to support French operations in Mali. UNDER OBAMA. At the time, Niger was a safer place to put them than to send them directly to Mali.

YOU need to explain how Obama let Niger become a more dangerous place.
Trump allowed his muslim ban to do this

Hardly. Niger was not made a more dangerous place because of suggesting a travel ban from Chad.

It was made more dangerous, because we farted around with 1/2 hearted attempts to DO SOMETHING to stop the killing in Africa.
 
USMB has already taken down a post about this and I get it, if its not about loving Trump and cops and bullshit, forget about it!! But after listening to this intriguing story and knowing Rachel to be the utmost in reporting truths....this story is gonna make Bengazi look like a walk in the park.

It just all makes so much sense....there's a reason the white house never wanted to mention anything about what happened. There's a reason these soldiers up until the ambush felt safe and had road that mission many many times prior, without fear. There's a reason they were'nt in armored vehicles. There's a reason Trump keeps trying to deflect us from this story....with this releasing JFK shit...really bitch?????

Please stay tuned, this shit may be Trumps last stand..if we're lucky!!

Did Rachael know why? Yeah, anytime Trump is trying to distract with chaos we have to look at the big picture..

.


.

They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg
 
Did Rachael know why? Yeah, anytime Trump is trying to distract with chaos we have to look at the big picture..

.


.

They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg

Listen, brain dead bitch, the reason those soldiers died was because Trump with this sick need to keep you white bastards safe in America placed Chad on the terrorist list and Chad retaliated by pulling out of Niger...thus exposing this country to terrorist infiltration...now you can keep your fuckin balloon called a head in the dark if you want, but facts are facts.....and here's your dinner bitch....
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They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg

Listen, brain dead bitch, the reason those soldiers died was because Trump with this sick need to keep you white bastards safe in America placed Chad on the terrorist list and Chad retaliated by pulling out of Niger...thus exposing this country to terrorist infiltration...now you can keep your fuckin balloon called a head in the dark if you want, but facts are facts.....and here's your dinner bitch....
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I already blew that out of the water. Chad's troops were stationed on the opposite side of Niger fool. You have no facts. And geography is not your strong point.

:lmao:

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Did Rachael know why? Yeah, anytime Trump is trying to distract with chaos we have to look at the big picture..

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.

They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg
Why did the Chad Army pull its troops out of Niger? How did the USA, trump, compensate for the loss of those troops and the operations that ceased when they left?
 
This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg

Listen, brain dead bitch, the reason those soldiers died was because Trump with this sick need to keep you white bastards safe in America placed Chad on the terrorist list and Chad retaliated by pulling out of Niger...thus exposing this country to terrorist infiltration...now you can keep your fuckin balloon called a head in the dark if you want, but facts are facts.....and here's your dinner bitch....
200.webp

I already blew that out of the water. Chad's troops were stationed on the opposite side of Niger fool. You have no facts. And geography is not your strong point.

:lmao:

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Not truths, Nothing you say is registering here...poof begone
 
And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg

Listen, brain dead bitch, the reason those soldiers died was because Trump with this sick need to keep you white bastards safe in America placed Chad on the terrorist list and Chad retaliated by pulling out of Niger...thus exposing this country to terrorist infiltration...now you can keep your fuckin balloon called a head in the dark if you want, but facts are facts.....and here's your dinner bitch....
200.webp

I already blew that out of the water. Chad's troops were stationed on the opposite side of Niger fool. You have no facts. And geography is not your strong point.

:lmao:

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Not truths, Nothing you say is registering here...poof begone

Here, register this.



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They are trying to blame a Chad troop reduction for the ambush. Unfortunately for Rachel she didn't bother to look at a map to see where Chad troops were vs the ambush. Fortunately fo us she doesn't know her geography so we get to mock her for infinity.

This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg
Why did the Chad Army pull its troops out of Niger? How did the USA, trump, compensate for the loss of those troops and the operations that ceased when they left?

Any troops Chad pulled out were from an entirely different region than the ambush. Max they ever had were 2,000. And they've given no reason for pulling out some troops.
 
And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg

Listen, brain dead bitch, the reason those soldiers died was because Trump with this sick need to keep you white bastards safe in America placed Chad on the terrorist list and Chad retaliated by pulling out of Niger...thus exposing this country to terrorist infiltration...now you can keep your fuckin balloon called a head in the dark if you want, but facts are facts.....and here's your dinner bitch....
200.webp

I already blew that out of the water. Chad's troops were stationed on the opposite side of Niger fool. You have no facts. And geography is not your strong point.

:lmao:

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Not truths, Nothing you say is registering here...poof begone

Well I have no doubt that nothing is registering with you.

:lmao:

But as anyone can clearly see by the map Chad's troops or lack of troops had no bearing on the ambush.
 
This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg
Why did the Chad Army pull its troops out of Niger? How did the USA, trump, compensate for the loss of those troops and the operations that ceased when they left?

Any troops Chad pulled out were from an entirely different region than the ambush. Max they ever had were 2,000. And they've given no reason for pulling out some troops.

Here's something from Reuters about this. And no, it doesn't matter where the attack happened because it happened AFTER Chad pulled out it's troops, and also, they pulled them out from all over the country. As far as it being all the way across the country? Niger is only about as big as a medium sized state here in the US. Don't you think that they can transport troops via vehicles? I do.

Chad withdraws troops from fight against Boko Haram in Niger

NIAMEY/DAKAR (Reuters) - Chad has withdrawn hundreds of troops from neighboring Niger, where they were helping local forces fight Boko Haram Islamist militants, humanitarian sources and officials said.

The pull-out over the past two weeks could weaken a region-wide struggle against the militants who have killed tens of thousands of people, forced many more to flee and triggered a humanitarian crisis.

There was no immediate explanation or comment from defense officials in Chad.

But the move came a month after the vast central African country complained about an unexpected U.S. travel ban imposed on its nationals. Chad warned at the time the order could affect its security commitments - which include its involvement in the U.S.-backed fight against Boko Haram.

Residents said the withdrawal had already had an impact on Niger’s Diffa region, which has seen a string of attacks by Boko Haram militants crossing over from their base in neighboring Nigeria.

Ibrahim Arimi from the border village of Bosso said banditry had increased since the Chadian troops started leaving and he had been temporarily moved to another village for safety.

Diffa parliamentarian Lamido Moumouni said residents had started complaining. “They have come to rely on the forces so there is a perception that security will be lacking,” he said by telephone.

At its peak in 2016 after an attack in Bosso, Chad had 2,000 troops in Niger to help counter Boko Haram although security sources said this has fallen since.

Boko Haram has attacked Chad, Niger and Cameroon from its base in northeast Nigeria. Its eight-year bid to carve out an Islamist caliphate has driven millions from their homes - more than 200,000 of them are now based in Diffa, with little prospect of returning home.

Thousands of them are camped alongside an unfinished highway in the middle of a barren savannah with few resources.

Chad’s soldiers also occupy front-line positions in a peacekeeping force in northern Mali. Falling oil revenues after the price crash in 2014 has also sapped Chad’s appetite for expensive regional security commitments,
analysts say.
 
This was just so wrong on MANY points. The presence in Niger was to focus on support of FRENCH troops fighting a hot war with insurgents in MALI. Wasn't EVEN about Niger other than arranging for a safer place to launch drones from and support the effort in Mali.

In the REGION -- there are over 4000 French military and about 6000 confederated African forces. That was in 2015. MORE now. Whatever Chad was contributing was a small fraction then and a smaller fraction now..

U.S. troops arrive in Niger to set up drone base

And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg
Why did the Chad Army pull its troops out of Niger? How did the USA, trump, compensate for the loss of those troops and the operations that ceased when they left?

Any troops Chad pulled out were from an entirely different region than the ambush. Max they ever had were 2,000. And they've given no reason for pulling out some troops.
In other words, you have no idea and can only speculate and make stuff up to fit your agenda.
 
At its peak in 2016 after an attack in Bosso, Chad had 2,000 troops in Niger to help counter Boko Haram although security sources said this has fallen since.


So Chad has been withdrawing troops since 2016.. And the article didn't say a thing about withdrawing ALL troops. Just 100s out of thousands.

Guess Chad needs them now. Because the war is widening.
 
And it was Obama that sent troops there. And now the left is blaming Trump.
You are so full of shit, Obama had nothing to do with those troops being there....try lying again, old man.....Trump is proud!!

Wanna make a fucking bet?

Then-President Barack Obama sent the U.S. forces to Niger in 2013, a time when extremists were on the rise in northwest Africa. Boko Haram was on the march in Nigeria, Niger's neighbor to the south. Radicals aligned with al-Qaida had taken over large parts of Mali, Niger's neighbor to the west.

The U.S. Military In Africa: A Discreet Presence In Many Places

Oh and here's your dinner you ordered.

:lol:

eating-crow.jpg
Why did the Chad Army pull its troops out of Niger? How did the USA, trump, compensate for the loss of those troops and the operations that ceased when they left?

Any troops Chad pulled out were from an entirely different region than the ambush. Max they ever had were 2,000. And they've given no reason for pulling out some troops.

Here's something from Reuters about this. And no, it doesn't matter where the attack happened because it happened AFTER Chad pulled out it's troops, and also, they pulled them out from all over the country. As far as it being all the way across the country? Niger is only about as big as a medium sized state here in the US. Don't you think that they can transport troops via vehicles? I do.

Chad withdraws troops from fight against Boko Haram in Niger

NIAMEY/DAKAR (Reuters) - Chad has withdrawn hundreds of troops from neighboring Niger, where they were helping local forces fight Boko Haram Islamist militants, humanitarian sources and officials said.

The pull-out over the past two weeks could weaken a region-wide struggle against the militants who have killed tens of thousands of people, forced many more to flee and triggered a humanitarian crisis.

There was no immediate explanation or comment from defense officials in Chad.

But the move came a month after the vast central African country complained about an unexpected U.S. travel ban imposed on its nationals. Chad warned at the time the order could affect its security commitments - which include its involvement in the U.S.-backed fight against Boko Haram.

Residents said the withdrawal had already had an impact on Niger’s Diffa region, which has seen a string of attacks by Boko Haram militants crossing over from their base in neighboring Nigeria.

Ibrahim Arimi from the border village of Bosso said banditry had increased since the Chadian troops started leaving and he had been temporarily moved to another village for safety.

Diffa parliamentarian Lamido Moumouni said residents had started complaining. “They have come to rely on the forces so there is a perception that security will be lacking,” he said by telephone.

At its peak in 2016 after an attack in Bosso, Chad had 2,000 troops in Niger to help counter Boko Haram although security sources said this has fallen since.

Boko Haram has attacked Chad, Niger and Cameroon from its base in northeast Nigeria. Its eight-year bid to carve out an Islamist caliphate has driven millions from their homes - more than 200,000 of them are now based in Diffa, with little prospect of returning home.

Thousands of them are camped alongside an unfinished highway in the middle of a barren savannah with few resources.

Chad’s soldiers also occupy front-line positions in a peacekeeping force in northern Mali. Falling oil revenues after the price crash in 2014 has also sapped Chad’s appetite for expensive regional security commitments,
analysts say.

The article you put up gives the positions. Nowhere near where the ambush took place. They were concentrated around Diffa.

Just checked travel time.

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