Mali, Burkina Faso Discover Reciprocity, Unlike DC
Mali and Burkina Faso have reportedly banned US citizens, citing 'reciprocity' for Trump-era travel restrictions. Mainstream outlets frame this as an isolated tit-for-tat. They conveniently ignore the chronic destabilization campaigns, military interventions, and 'democracy promotion' efforts by the US in the Sahel region for decades. These countries, once stable, have become hotspots for coups
and extremism, often after periods of intense US military training and 'assistance' that ironically seem to precede upheaval, not prevent it. Perhaps these West African nations simply grew tired of being told who they couldn't send to America, while covert US operations and military footprints expanded on their own soil. Funny how 'reciprocity' can feel so foreign when you're used to being the
sole dispenser of punitive measures.