Whether or not the liberal order is preparing to chunk Joe Biden under the bus, or not, is a matter of conjecture. It is interesting, however, to read about U.S. failures in a news outlet now guided by German (or European) principles of operation. The German acquisition may be the reason for the distinction from hardcore Russophobia spewed by employees of former owner Robert Allbritton. Whatever the case, reporting that the U.S. has essentially lost a foothold on Chad, Central African Republic, Mali and Libya, and now Niger is a stunning admission.
U.S. troops will now be forced to leave Niger, according to this report and others. However, the most damning evidence my country has abused African nations comes straight from the mouth of a former CIA intelligence officer. Cameron Hudson told Politico:
"When all of these countries kicked out the French and turned inward, we then tried to pivot to become the peacemaker in the hopes that we could keep our presence there. All of that is clearly not working. We are now out. Russia is now in."The larger story of U.S. neoimperialism is amplified in this statement. Calmly, a CIA expert on Africa spells out how America stepped into the role of French colonialists/opportunists/pirates. He went on to mirror what we've been saying for years now, that African nations no longer want to be "told what to do." Our role in Niger, in fact, across Africa and the world, could not be magnified more clearly. Politico quoted another U.S. official who punctuated this for us with his admission,
"There's a long history of the West telling African countries how to govern, and they're finally saying 'enough."
Comment: The escalation of this blockade occurs alongside other economic shifts of note: