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Trump is eyeing up Mali as his next war zone

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foxie48 Wed 22-Jul-26 19:11:04

According to the Washington Post, Trump is considering an attack on the Islamist terrorist groups based in Mali.

"The Alliance of Sahel States consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — all West African nations where military leaders have in recent years ousted democratically elected governments in coups, largely cut ties with the West and turned to Russia for security help.

But the administration official pinned the blame not on those governments but on their Russian partners, saying that Moscow “has proven to be an ineffective security partner for Mali.”

“We hope that other African nations take note of Russia’s terrible performance in combating terrorism,” the official said."

This is an interesting and surprising turn of events, has Trump's admiration for Putin dimmed? Could it be because Ukraine has been more successful of late and Trump does like a winner? Or is it a deflection from Trump's problems in the Middle East?

Maremia Mon 27-Jul-26 15:51:55

Just because it is in the Guardian does not make it untrue.
The US government is in recess just now and as far as I am aware, the military funding request failed to pass.

David49 Mon 27-Jul-26 17:30:12

Maremia

Just because it is in the Guardian does not make it untrue.
The US government is in recess just now and as far as I am aware, the military funding request failed to pass.

Quite correct, there is a great deal of propaganda against the US, Trump in particular, some of it true, some not.

imaround Mon 27-Jul-26 17:44:45

So the party line is going to be, if our munitions are depleted, then it is Biden's fault. But they arent depleted, so we are fine.

thehill.com/policy/defense/5991177-waltz-blames-biden-pentagon-munitions/

The funding has not passed because the Republicans added the SAVE Act into it. Which will take away the right to vote for anyone whose name on thier drivers license is different from the birth certificate, among other things.

They have already stated that they will be sending out, someones, to "monitor" polls in Arizona. Which is illegal and unconstitutional.

www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-monitoring-polling-sites-three-arizona-counties

Someone asked, he has made over $2 billion in the last 18 months of his presidency.

www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2026/03/10/heres-how-much-donald-trump-is-worth/

Also, 98 days to election.

Maremia Mon 27-Jul-26 18:21:26

And that cannot be dismissed as 'propaganda'.
Thanks imaround.

AGAA4 Tue 28-Jul-26 08:23:53

Interesting article on the BBC website today about the depletion of weapons in the US.
To get the tomahawks up to the pre-war level will take 5 years.
The worry is China who are closely watching how the US weapons are being depleted. This may be a time to take Taiwan as the US may not be able to defend them after so much of their arsenal spent on the Iran war.

The last thing the US need is war with China.

Maremia Tue 28-Jul-26 15:03:45

I agree AGAA4, because Russia is also suffering due to munitions and manpower depletion, China may sit watching in the wings.

David49 Tue 28-Jul-26 17:41:13

AGAA4

Interesting article on the BBC website today about the depletion of weapons in the US.
To get the tomahawks up to the pre-war level will take 5 years.
The worry is China who are closely watching how the US weapons are being depleted. This may be a time to take Taiwan as the US may not be able to defend them after so much of their arsenal spent on the Iran war.

The last thing the US need is war with China.

China a will do what they always do sit and watch make money during the war, then make more afterwards. Nobody is going to attack them and there is no internal opposition.

The US doesnt need to use high tech weapons to attack Iran they should use the same low tech weapons, that Iran uses.

Maremia Wed 29-Jul-26 09:15:07

Did you see the report about Trump suggesting that the UK and the Allies? lead a navy assault to resolve the Hormuz blockage?
Can't find it now. Maybe fake news?