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What grift is going on here in Nigeria for trump? It's got to be something.
Nigeria produces almost 2 million barrels of oil per day. That's Trump's impetus for getting involved.
I should have looked at oil first, huh. Thanks for finding the link.
It's a few things. For starters, that Nigeria has been a failed state teetering on the edge of Somalia status for 5+ years. Remember their Twitter ban in 2021? It was entirely because the government couldn't control shit and needed money because they have nothing else going on. They haven't had a stable power grid in a generation. Seriously. It's a country in name only and the central government has exceedingly little power since so much oil money goes to private people before going to the government for taxes.
What's going on for Trump? Nigeria LOVES America. Always has. And Christian Nigerians love a good strong man, regardless of the racism. It's a total contradiction and makes no sense. Nigeria also, yes, has oil. It's a mess to extract is the problem, but Trump is locking up OPEC members. Go down the list - the Emirates, Venezuela, Nigeria.... What's he said about DRC? That he solved their war? Yep. He thinks he can corner their market.
How certain are we this was a US strike. Based on photos of strikes in Ukraine and Gaza, you would expect to see more fragments, charring or even a crater on the ground.
If I had to guess this might have been an aborted strike on route to another localtion, where the cruise missle was remotely detonated in the air. Scaring the locals sure, but not targeting them. 500m away from the town in a field also seems like a reasonable safety distance.
It would explain both the confusion of the locals as well as the lack of casualties and a obvious target.
I was referring to this villiage location being a target. Not the strikes in general.
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