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    Hypothetical Scenario of American Involvement in the Conflicts in Nigeria

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    In five pages this paper examines a student posed hypothetical scenario pertaining to possible American intervention in the Nigerian conflicts. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    States should not intervene militarily. Key concerns are loss of life, expanding the present war on terrorism unnecessarily, and the fact that not all facts regarding the Nigerian conflict  are known. Key actors include George Bush, Tony Blair and Olusegun Obasanjo. Key concerns for the United States are the facts that all is not known and whether or  not national interests exist in Nigeria. The U.S. is also concerned about the conflict in general, and also as part of the war on terrorism. A student writing on this  humanitarian crisis has chosen to be an international relations analyst who has been confronted with an ethnic conflict that has broken out in Nigeria between the Muslim majority and  the Christian minority. The student notes that much of the violence is directed by the Muslim-controlled government, but ordinary citizens are willingly participating in the bloodshed. Christian ethnic groups have  fled their homes by the millions because the conflict could easily turn into genocide, and the United Nations predicts mass starvation within months. The Nigerian government acknowledges the violence but  denies any systematic attack on Christians, nor will it sanction international intervention into its affairs. The evening news however bears witness to the fact that people are dying by the  thousands, and that Nigerias Christian ethnic groups are begging for assistance. What should be done? Obviously, while the U.S. would side with the Christian minority--being a Christian country and currently  at war with Muslim factions--the dilemma is complex. The United States cannot attack a Muslim state unless it has evidence that the allegations are true. Further, the problem encountered also  goes to the question as to how much blood the U.S. government is willing to shed for righteousness sake. To some extent, isolationism is still supported. However, in order for 

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