US 'Counter-Terrorism' in Nigeria: Another Forever War Begins?
The mainstream media breathlessly announced the U.S. military's latest foray into 'counter-terrorism' in Nigeria, targeting ISIS. This narrative mirrors the endless 'war on terror' drumbeat post-9/11 that saw interventions mushroom across the globe, from Afghanistan and Iraq to Libya and Yemen. The Hill presents this as a surgical strike, yet neglects to mention how these operations often
destabilize regions, create power vacuums, and ironically, fuel the very extremism they claim to combat. Remember when the U.S. 'defeated' ISIS in Iraq and Syria, only for new iterations to pop up? One might wonder if this 'surgical precision' is less about eradicating terror and more about maintaining a perpetual military industrial complex gravy train—one that benefits defense contractors and
expands America’s global reach. How many 'victories' does it take before we question the strategy that seems to produce more enemies than it eliminates? Or is the goal simply to keep the cameras pointed elsewhere?