https://archive.ph/2022.04.11-191421/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/in-africa-u-s-trained-militaries-are-ousting-civilian-governments-in-coups-11649505601

“There’s no one more surprised or disappointed when partners that we’re working with—or have been working with for a while in some cases—decide to overthrow their government,” Rear Adm. Jamie Sands, commander of U.S. special-operations forces in Africa, said this week. “We have not found ourselves able to prevent it, and we certainly don’t assess that we’re causing it.”

  • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    I like how, rather than focusing on the harm and suffering this is probably going to cause, the article frames it as an oopsie that will let foreign powers have more influence in Africa

    And by 'like it', I mean I want to redacted

    :amerikkka: