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2022-06-14 Africa North

French army quits Mali base ahead of total pullout

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Posted by trailing wife 2022-06-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 The entire reason they have "terrorists" in the first place is because the government abuse the people and treat them like shit, preferring to steal money and store it outside of the country instead of invest it in their people. Fix this and you fix the terrorism.

But who would want to do that? It's not in anyone's interest. Well, except the people but fuck them amirite? A basket of deplorables.

Posted by Pholing Crererong6639 2022-06-14 01:53|| 2022-06-14 01:53|| Front Page Top

#2 The alternative theory being that some people just like being mean.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-06-14 03:04|| 2022-06-14 03:04|| Front Page Top

#3 The Malian government stealing money meant for the people isn't really being "mean", it's more elite sociopathy combined with disdain for the people, but I see what you're trying to get at.

Posted by Pholing Crererong6639 2022-06-14 08:03|| 2022-06-14 08:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Ah. I thought you meant the terrorists, Pholing Crererong6639. The Tuaregs and such have been smugglers and raiders since time immemorial, as I understand it, and being converted to Islam just added a self-righteous layer of puritanical religious zeal to the exercise.

As far as I can tell, just about everyone is tribal and corrupt in that part of the world, making skimming off the top for the benefit of our tribe necessary to replace what the other guys skimmed off when they were in charge — however long ago that might have been.

But what I think I know is based on what I’ve read here and elsewhere — quite possibly you are responding from personal observation and/or better sources.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-06-14 14:03|| 2022-06-14 14:03|| Front Page Top

#5 If the government did its job and invested in the land they are charged with ruling, the "terrorism" problem would go away overnight.

Posted by Pholing Crererong6639 2022-06-14 14:05|| 2022-06-14 14:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Great story PC.
Any referential backup?

Posted by Skidmark 2022-06-14 15:03|| 2022-06-14 15:03|| Front Page Top

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