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In reply to the discussion: Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area [View all]tavernier
(14,240 posts)15. As I recall, he once said of the nuclear bombs,
Since we have them, why not use them? (or similar wording)
Nigeria is very oil rich so he probably wouldnt want to destroy his future cash cow with a mushroom cloud. Just regular bombs to clear the area for his gold plated oil rigs.
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Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Saturday
OP
" villagers say Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the ...
Botany
Saturday
#1
Getting us involved in a sectarian Islam vs Christian conflict that we have stirred up in a country that is ..
Botany
Saturday
#3
It's how psychopaths operate and they are birds of a feather who flock together. ...
littlemissmartypants
Saturday
#11
A stupid regime, stupidly operating on bad info, and not giving a shit who gets killed.
paleotn
Saturday
#16
The mission was a total FAIL. No ISIS, no Christians. Fortunately the bomb landed in an empty field of onions.
Martin68
Saturday
#18
ANYTHING and any-action to cover up the rape of little girls back-in-the-days.
chouchou
Saturday
#19
I'm confused, I thought the main group in that area was Boko Haram, not ISIS
tornado34jh
Saturday
#23
Just flaunting power without much research. "They" are going to get us into multiple conflicts as distractions.
Evolve Dammit
Saturday
#36