The Political Theater Behind Trump’s “Guns-a-Blazing” Nigeria Threat
Representative Chris Smith has been a long-time advocate for designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern due to religious violence.
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Representative Chris Smith has been a long-time advocate for designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern due to religious violence.
President Trump threatened 'guns-a-blazing' military intervention in Nigeria to protect Christians from 'Islamic terrorists,' a move critics describe as political theater for his evangelical base that ignores the complex resource-based drivers of the region's violence.
Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa
Cruz's version of this story ↗Former Member of Congress
U.S. Representative from West Virginia
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