Trump Threatens Nigeria While US Arms Its Own 'Christian Killers'
Mainstream outlets highlight Donald Trump's startling pledge to attack Nigeria 'guns-a-blazing' if its government doesn't halt the killing of Christians. Al Jazeera frames this as a unique Trumpian bluster, ignoring the long-standing US tradition of intervention cloaked in moral indignation. After all, the US has a rich history of prioritizing religious minorities only when it suits geopolitical
objectives – and never when criticizing its own allies for far worse. This rhetoric is a classic example of what academics call 'humanitarian intervention,' often a pretext for resource control or regime change. One might wonder if Trump's concern for Christians in Nigeria extends to, say, Palestinians in Gaza, many of whom are Christian, facing decimation with US-supplied weaponry. The silence on
that front is, of course, deafening, perhaps because no US oil interests or AIPAC donations are pushing for their protection. It appears some Christian lives—and their accompanying oil fields—are simply more valuable than others.