Reply to why did we skip the paris march?

Forum Index » Political Discussion

Reply to "why did we skip the paris march? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a stellar moment for Obama, but I agree with the poster who points out the irony of millions of people out in the streets and leaders of multiple countries reacting to the deaths of 16 people in France while virtually ignoring the thousands of victims of Boko Haram.[/quote]

Not all of "us" just because CNN doesn't cover it doesn't mean people are ignoring it. [/quote]I'm glad to hear this.  Please direct me to the website, TV, radio where they are giving this issue the attention it should have and any resolution.[/quote]

I haven't looked this evening, but I saw it all over CNN, FoxNews, Drudge and Twitter last night.

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.

And to the poster who suggested this was another thing Obama had his head in the sand about. No. And this is coming from someone who did not vote for him and would never in a million years. But our hands are tied. The Nigerian government is a known human rights violator. Our  own laws put huge limitations on the support we can provide under those circumstances.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics