From Petrol To Gold Resources: List Of Countries US Has Invaded, What Will Happen If Trump Strikes Nigeria

The recent statement by President Donald Trump regarding a potential intervention by the United States in Nigeria has elicited a range of reactions among Nigerian citizens, provoking a contentious debate.

THE PAPERS reports that President Trump cautioned that if the Nigerian government fails to address the alleged persecution of Christians, the United States military may take action against those responsible for these alleged atrocities.

While various activists, both domestically and internationally, have condemned this assertion, they have urged the Nigerian populace to remain vigilant against any such measures from the United States, citing concerns based on the historical context of U.S. military interventions in other nations.

US Invasion By Records

The United States has invaded numerous countries, with some notable examples including Afghanistan, Iraq, Panama, the Philippines, and Mexico. Invasions have occurred throughout history, from early conflicts like the Mexican-American War to more recent ones in the Middle East. Others are: Nicaragua, Japan, Iraq, Korea, Panama, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Grenada, Bolivia, Liberia, Vietnam

Meanwhile, Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has explained why the threat by the administration of United States President Donald Trump to invade Nigeria militarily should not be regarded as a welcome development.

However, Sowore, in a statement on Sunday, cautioned that the threat should not be celebrated, explaining that a military intervention could cause more harm to the nation.

According to him, the US President “does not care about Nigerians, not Christians, Muslims, or anyone else.”

Sowore stressed that the nation’s deliverance will “never come from abroad; it must come from within, through real leadership, not the Tinubus of this world, and national renewal.”

The statement reads: “The latest threat by US President Donald Trump @POTUS to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians, may sound appealing to some. Still, history has shown this to be perilous.

Whether you are Christian, Muslim, animist, or non-religious, no one should celebrate such rhetoric. The United States and its allies have a long record of military interventions that leave nations more unstable than before.

They failed to secure peace in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, or Syria, and they will not bring salvation to Nigeria through bombs or boots on the ground.

What Nigeria truly needs is not a foreign savior, but legitimate accountable leadership, one that protects all citizens, upholds justice, and ends the cycles of corruption and violence that have left the nation broken.”