It’s a story we’ve seen on repeat for decades. Christians in some forgotten corner of the world are brutalized, churches are burned, and families are slaughtered by radical terrorists. And what does the West do? Our so-called leaders offer little more than a sternly-worded letter and perhaps a moment of silence. This deafening inaction has only emboldened evil.
For too long, the D.C. foreign policy playbook has been predictable and pathetic. The global elites preferred to issue hollow condemnations and send pallets of American cash to the very regimes allowing these atrocities. And surprise, surprise—it was a total failure. It only taught tyrants and terrorists that they could act with impunity, knowing we lacked the moral courage to stop them. But that era is over. A new standard has been set.
From ‘Breitbart’:
President Donald Trump warned that if the Nigerian government continued to allow Christians in the country to be killed, the United States military “may very well” go into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing.”…
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump said in his post.
A President Who Fights Back
That, right there, is the sound of a backbone. With one clear, unfiltered message, President Donald J. Trump torched decades of failed foreign policy. There was no ambiguity, no pandering to the UN. Instead, there was a simple and powerful promise: if you allow Christians to be slaughtered, the United States will make you pay for it.
Notice the language—instructing the “Department of War” (a name that sends shivers down the spines of the D.C. swamp, by the way) to prepare for action that will be “fast, vicious, and sweet.” This isn’t the carefully-crafted drivel of a focus-grouped politician. It is the raw language of a Commander-in-Chief who understands that true peace is achieved through undeniable strength, not endless negotiation with monsters.
The World Takes Notice
This bold declaration is resonating. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) affirmed the severity of the crisis, stating, “Officials in Nigeria are ignoring and even facilitating the mass murder of Christians by Islamist jihadists.” He has rightly called for sanctions to hold these complicit officials accountable.
And in a twist that probably made heads explode over at CNN, even rap mogul Nicki Minaj expressed her “deep sense of gratitude” for the President’s stand. She noted, “No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion.” When a cultural icon sees the simple moral truth that so many in Washington have willfully ignored, you know Trump is speaking for the vast majority of Americans.
Predictable Denials From a Failed State
Of course, the Nigerian government immediately trotted out its denials. Its foreign minister claimed, “there is no genocide, now or ever, in Nigeria.” The country’s president even called the reports of persecution “a lie from the pit of hell.”
Let’s call their denials what they are: a desperate and pathetic lie. This is the same country where Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped nearly 300 Christian schoolgirls from Chibok over a decade ago, with more than 90 still missing. The idea that there is no religious persecution in Nigeria is a grotesque insult to the thousands of Christians murdered by radical Islamists on their soil.
The message from President Trump couldn’t be clearer. The era of American apology tours is over. The era of American strength is back, and for Christians facing persecution across the globe, help is finally on the way.
Key Takeaways
- President Trump replaces diplomatic weakness with decisive, America First leadership.
- U.S. foreign aid will no longer fund regimes that tolerate religious persecution.
- America is reclaiming its role as a global defender of the Christian faith.
Sources: Breitbart
