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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've been training their army to fight Boko Haram. They kicked us out in December, after we refused to sell them some military equipment.

Nigeria is a very difficult country to help.[/quote]This is troubling considering what's happening to the innocent while the powers that be sit comfortably in their safe habitats.

http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-cancels-us-military-training-fight-boko-haram-211424869.html

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2014/12/01/nigeria-ends-us-mission-counter-boko-haram/19743581/[/quote]

I'm just going to paste here what I posted in another thread:

But you have to remember, that is a very isolated, extremely dangerous region in Nigeria. It's not like it's crawling with international journalists. Add to that, the Nigerian government isn't exactly being as vocal as the French government. The Nigerian government intentionally weakened its military over the past decade. It used to be one of the best in Africa, often contributing peacekeepers to UN missions. But after the coup, the government has feared a strong military. It's probably why they also cancelled the training our military was giving theirs. They are not equipped or trained to properly fight BH. So I can see why they wouldn't want to draw too much attention to attack and highlight their weakness.

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