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Eugene

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4. While Dump has shown breathtaking ignorance about Africa before, he just outdid himself.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:00 PM

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Nigeria has been fighting against Boko Haram insurgents for years. They are on "our side."

Dump's America First policies undermines to counterterrorism efforts in Africa. Now he's outraged when bad things happen.

He is threatening to escalate from just plain stupid to outright self-destructive.

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