US Military Deployment to Nigeria: A Risky Move Amid Complex Security Crisis

The Biden administration's latest decision to send approximately 200 U.S. troops to Nigeria under the guise of training reflects a disturbing trend of American military overreach in foreign conflicts with murky objectives and uncertain outcomes. While officially described as "technical and training personnel" without combat roles, the deployment places American lives at risk in a volatile region rife with Islamist extremism, local banditry, and intercommunal violence. The Nigerian military retains command authority—but how long before U.S. forces are drawn deeper into combat operations on African soil? Is America Being Pulled Into Another Endless Fight? Nigeria’s security crisis is not a...