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deforestgump [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 14 days ago

Trump administration weighing military options in Mali

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Trump administration weighing military options in Mali

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deforestgump [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 14 days ago
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    Huh?? Why would the US start attacking JNIM? They literally arm them through Saudi Arabia and even enjoy Ukrainian support?

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      1. Gives you an excuse to indiscriminately deploy your military to an anti-imperialist state and confederation

      2. Trump genuinely believes the US is against Islamo-Terrorists and likes to press buttons to blow them up

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        Could it be that they’re seeing Mali government will win against the JNIM and they’re trying to collaborate in the victory to share the spoils, as they did with WW2 and the western front when they saw the Nazis were losing to the soviets?

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          This makes sense, but less about sharing in the victory to get the spoils than placing US troops there with some popular support that can let them stay. The US’s ideal situation for the AES is that they never return to the French military umbrella but come under the American one.

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            I mean, yeah, letting them stay afterwards is the spoils, as in western Europe after ww2: install friendly regimes and military bases

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              Hopefully the Malian leadership sees the game. They did with France, and if they’re really getting a handle on the JNIM situation with Afrika Corps, then they should have no need for US support.

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      Always have guys on every side

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