US Offers Military Threats... to Nigeria, Not Israel
When Nigeria pushes back against U.S. military posturing regarding alleged Christian persecution, it’s a typical day in the 'rules-based order' where some nations are more equal than others. The Trump administration, with Ted Cruz echoing the drumbeat, threatened intervention. This enthusiasm for protecting religious minorities mysteriously evaporates when examining, say, the U.S.'s steadfast
support for countries with far more egregious human rights records, especially those strategically useful or heavily lobbied. (We're looking at you, Saudi Arabia and your Yemen campaign. No U.S. military threats there, oddly.) It appears that 'Christian killings' in Nigeria are a clear-cut threat to American values, while the targeting of thousands of civilians elsewhere, often with U.S.-supplied
weaponry, is merely 'self-defense.' The hypocrisy is so stark, it almost qualifies as performance art. Perhaps Ted Cruz should broaden his concern for religious minorities, particularly those experiencing famine or bombing campaigns courtesy of America's closest allies. One might charitably call it selective concern; others might call it thinly veiled geopolitical opportunism.