Nigeria: War Against Insurgency Without the Political Class

14 July 2020
opinion

Before Barack Obama was sworn in for the first term in office and during the presidential debate with the late Senator John McCain, he was asked by the moderator what his plans were regarding Osama bin Laden. Obama stated categorically that he would kill Osama bin Laden.

The interviewer posed another question: "Suppose Bin Laden is in Pakistan as hazarded would you inform the Pakistani authorities of your plan so that America and Pakistan can jointly capture Bin Laden?" Obama said he wouldn't inform the Pakistani authorities of his plans but would go unaided. John McCain gave a robust jeer: "Imagine a presidential contender who doesn't care about relationship with an important ally and plans to mess that relationship up."

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