Over the past few months, there has been an extensive debate in the United States about President Obama's new military counterterrorism strategy which consists in seeking the authorization of Congress to pursue extremist groups in Africa and elsewhere that they believe threaten the United States.
Your commentary is very insightful for people not on the inside of the
isssue. National sovereignty is of paramount importance and guides
international relations between countries of the free world. That includes
the US. The rub comes when a partner nation refuses to take action on
threats to another country that are emanating from within its borders. And
I propose that this would be the case for any nation. Do you suppose that
Nigeria would sit idly by while confirmed threats to its population,
terrorist or otherwise, were actively building capabilities and launching
attacks from a neighboring country who refuses to act? I doubt that.
The US has very good relations with Nigeria. The US is slow to declare
that BH is any kind of threat to the US. There is no effort to conduct
unilateral operations against any organizations within the sovereign
borders of Nigeria. In fact, any assistance to the Armed Forces of Nigeria
is simply to help Nigeria deal with its internal threat.
The US government takes the issue of national sovereignty very seriously.
It would be helpful if the government of Nigeria was more open and vocal
about its cooperation with the US and other western countries and that the
welfare of its people are its primary concern. Thank you for your article.
Nigeria: Waiting for the Armed Drones
Daily Trust (Abuja), 7 January 2013
Over the past few months, there has been an extensive debate in the United States about President Obama's new military counterterrorism strategy which consists in seeking the authorization of Congress to pursue extremist groups in Africa and elsewhere that they believe threaten the United States.
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Your commentary is very insightful for people not on the inside of the isssue. National sovereignty is of paramount importance and guides international relations between countries of the free world. That includes the US. The rub comes when a partner nation refuses to take action on threats to another country that are emanating from within its borders. And I propose that this would be the case for any nation. Do you suppose that Nigeria would sit idly by while confirmed threats to its population, terrorist or otherwise, were actively building capabilities and launching attacks from a neighboring country who refuses to act? I doubt that. The US has very good relations with Nigeria. The US is slow to declare that BH is any kind of threat to the US. There is no effort to conduct unilateral operations against any organizations within the sovereign borders of Nigeria. In fact, any assistance to the Armed Forces of Nigeria is simply to help Nigeria deal with its internal threat. The US government takes the issue of national sovereignty very seriously. It would be helpful if the government of Nigeria was more open and vocal about its cooperation with the US and other western countries and that the welfare of its people are its primary concern. Thank you for your article.