John Campbell said; “Nigeria’s military is
chronically under-resourced — low on numbers, equipment and morale, Pham
said. “Even if Nigeria was at peace, the military would not be
commensurate with the size and importance of the country, let alone a
country facing a challenge like Boko Haram,” he told The WorldPost.
Concerning the war against Boko Haram, Amb. Campbell said;
“It would take a highly sophisticated military supported by an
extremely strong government to carry out such a task,” Campbell said.
“The U.S. couldn’t do it in Afghanistan or Iraq.”
He said that the group’s tenacity also
suggests some measure of popular support in the marginalized northeast,
particularly as a form of rebellion against corrupt local religious
elites. “This makes the conflict more akin to a civil war, and makes it
even harder to achieve a decisive military victory over a single force,”
Campbell said.
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