1 minute ago, Alan Zweibel said:

So, please share with us where they have been enslaving infidels recently.

 

I do know that the US allies like Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE and Qatar do treat guest workers very badly. And Trump has been so outraged by this that his families has concluded several lucrative deals with these people and he has even accepted a $400 million jet from Qatar. Is this plan to drain them dry of cash?

Given an opportunity - this is what they do.

 

 

-Yazidi women and girls were the main victims. In August 2014, ISIS attacked the Yazidi areas around Mount Sinjar, killing thousands of men and enslaving about 6,000–7,000 women and children.

-Kurdish Muslim women were generally not enslaved because ISIS regarded them as fellow Muslims — but when Kurdish female fighters (from the YPJ or Peshmerga) were captured, they were sometimes executed or abused outside the “legalized” slavery system.

-There were also cases of Christian and Turkmen women being enslaved in areas ISIS controlled.

 

1 minute ago, Hellfire said:

Given an opportunity - this is what they do.

 

 

-Yazidi women and girls were the main victims. In August 2014, ISIS attacked the Yazidi areas around Mount Sinjar, killing thousands of men and enslaving about 6,000–7,000 women and children.

-Kurdish Muslim women were generally not enslaved because ISIS regarded them as fellow Muslims — but when Kurdish female fighters (from the YPJ or Peshmerga) were captured, they were sometimes executed or abused outside the “legalized” slavery system.

-There were also cases of Christian and Turkmen women being enslaved in areas ISIS controlled.

 

In that one small area where Islamic fanatics ruled. Isis was hated and feared by most of the regimes in the area. How are the vast majority of Muslims inculpated in their crimes. 

And your knowledge of history is massively defective. Until the 2nd half 20th century , there were huge communities of Christians and smaller ones of Jews in the Islamic world.  In fact, Jews were generally treated much better by Muslims than they were by Christians.

13 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

In that one small area where Islamic fanatics ruled. Isis was hated and feared by most of the regimes in the area. How are the vast majority of Muslims inculpated in their crimes. 

And your knowledge of history is massively defective. Until the 2nd half 20th century , there were huge communities of Christians and smaller ones of Jews in the Islamic world.  In fact, Jews were generally treated much better by Muslims than they were by Christians.

Do you know about the tax (jizya) that Christians and Jews were required to pay to Muslims for ages simply for being non-muslims? It is written in their holy books. I don’t have time to go into detail, but this religion poses a real danger to the modern world. If someone still cannot understand that, then there is something seriously wrong with their education and thought process.

p.s. ISIS is a true face of Islam, not an exclusion! They may be were hated by the regimes but loved and sympathised by the majority of the muslims all over the world. Wake up!

16 minutes ago, Hellfire said:

Do you know about the tax (jizya) that Christians and Jews were required to pay to Muslims for ages simply for being non-muslims? It is written in their holy books. I don’t have time to go into detail, but this religion poses a real danger to the modern world. If someone still cannot understand that, then there is something seriously wrong with their education and thought process.

p.s. ISIS is a true face of Islam, not an exclusion! They may be were hated by the regimes but loved and sympathised by the majority of the muslims all over the world. Wake up!

Sure. They were taxed. Paging the ACLU! Oh, wait a minute, separation of church and state wasn't exactly a concept back then anywhere.  I know that it's common for right wingers to equate taxation as being just as bad as murder or torture, but I don't agree with that. And how do you think Muslims and Jews were treated by Christian countries for ages? As you clearly don't know, Jews thrived in Muslim Spain. When the Catholics reconquered Spain they killed 300,000 Jews. And you know where most of the rest fled? To Turkey, In fact there ended up being more Jews and Christians, in the capital of the Turkish empire than there were Muslims. For most of its history, and in most places, the Muslims treated Christians and Jews far better than the Christians treated Jews and Muslims.

7 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

You were right and I was wrong about the militants currently being widespread. But the fact is that the government itself still faces attacks from these groups. So they're  not singling out Christians for neglect. And of course, it's not really about genuine humanitarian concern. And it isn't just Darfur that shows this. Trump and this administration have been sucking up to the new regime in Syria which has been engaged in slaughtering  the Alawites and the Druze. So this concern is just about throwing read meat to his Christian base.

 

Yes, the Nigerian government has some confrontations with Islamic militants. However, these incidents occur in the outer regions where the Christian tribes are situated. The fighting occurs when the groups come to kidnap school children or to  kidnap oil workers for ransom or to rob banks.  The Nigerian government has not made a concerted effort to protect the Christians. 

 

The Alawites of Syria are still loyal to the former regime of Assad and seek to regain their control over the nation and restore the tyrannical kleptocracy. There is no slaughter of Alawites. On the contrary they continue to battle with the new Syrian administration and the small number of deaths have arisen from their continued state of belligerence with the new administration. 

 

Israel intervened to protect the Druze people and there have been no further attacks upon the Druze communities, since Israel extended a buffer zone to surround the historic Druze territory. The Druze have been the target of Hizbollah in Lebanon and the  extremist muslim groups in Syria.

 

 

7 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

What do you man the focus is not on Christians per se? If the US ignores the horrible treatment of moderate muslims and mentions only Chrisitans, I would call that focusing on Christians per.  

And what is this "Christian world" of which you speak? Apparently, you believe that the United States should take a special interest in the fate of Christians. You might want to review the Constitution.

And by the way, apparently you believe that the Trump administration's concern over these Christians is based on a genuine humanitarian compassion. How do you reconcile that with Donald Trump's over the top praise of the President of the UAE who is sponsoring the murderous militia in Sudan? His family also does business with the UAE. Haven't heard a peep out of him or any other govt official about that.

 

What is a moderate muslim? Are these people you call moderates being  executed? Are their children kidnapped and forced to kill others or to serve as sex slaves?

The USA intervention on behalf of the  Nigerian Christians is called doing the right thing. They are an oppressed minority who are being killed for the sole reason that they are Christian. The fact that Christians in Nigeria are usually better educated and less likely to be given to following the directives of  hate preaching  Imams does not help them in the  muslim regions of Nigeria.

The USA has a long history of intervening to stop slaughters of  non combatants. I provided 3 examples. The US Constitution does not preclude such intervention.

 

You are opposed to the Trump administration and that is the sole reason  for your opposition to any effort made by the administration to save Christians from a horrible fate in Nigeria.  What is your solution to the  carnage? The muslim militias and terrorists have bene doing this for years and have refused all requests to cease and desist.

7 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Riley Moore is your idea of a reliable source? But even if he were, let's get something straight. Not only are other muslims also the targets of these fanatics, but the Nigerian government itself is still also a target of their violence.  So, it's hardly a matter of the Nigerian government being complicit in these attacks. And you were right that the Nigerian govt has effectively greatly reduced the power of these groups.  So why do you cite totals that goes back to 2009? And why does the Trump administration focus on Christians?

 

The history of the persecution of Christians in muslim controlled areas of Africa is lengthy. The muslims still sell black africans for slavery. The UN has refused to intervene. Anytime the issue is raised, the muslim voting block  at the UN  shuts down any corrective action. The violence against the government in Nigeria is driven mostly by feuding over the  the  riches stolen through corruption. There are seccionist groups in Nigeria as well.

You are insistent that all is well and the USA need not  come to aid of the oppressed Christians.  Well,  everyday, a Christian is still held captive and/or dies and or is brutalized. What is your solution to end this  without delay? Where is Greta and her rescue brigade?

8 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

And why does the Trump administration focus on Christians?

 

Maybe to make up for not focusing on Christians being murdered by the Tel Aviv nazi apartheid regime?

9 hours ago, candide said:

I know that. I was outlining that other countries did intervene, and that it never solved this problem. The French have been thrown out from a belt of military regimes in sub-Saharian Africa, and the pan-African task force seems to be collapsing.  There is a surge of Islamic terrorism in Nigeria and neighbouring areas, for different reasons, and the current response is inadequate.

 

 

However, it seems you cannot post anything without resorting to your usual anti-Muslim rant.

 

Why the threats? Why doesn't the US administration first meet with the government to discuss how to better fight against Islamist terrorists? Did the current government reject previous US proposals?

What is an anti muslim rant? what was factually incorrect? 

The US government has been asking the Nigerians to  intervene for years. So too have other  governments.  They have been ineffective. All that the UN did was to ask for more money.

 

Starting wars is easy. Ending them is very hard. Trump should ask his Vladdy Daddy about that.

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Starting wars is easy. Ending them is very hard. Trump should ask his Vladdy Daddy about that.

Accurately proven under the Biden administration 

 

Biden didn’t end the Ukraine war.  He escalated it.

11 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

The UK has not had any involvement in Nigeria for years. 

 

Bilge. The UK and Nigeria recently issued their 3rd UK–Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue 2025 Communique. The UK has been instrumental in establishing the Nigerian Joint Doctrine and Warfare Centre and National Counter-Terrorism Centre.. Since 202, when Nigeria passed their Police Act, there has been a high degree of cooperation and data sharing between the Nation al Crime Agency and the Nigerian Police.

 

Operation Turus was the British military;s response to the 2014-15 kidnapping crisis, which resulted in the deployment of No 5 Squadron, and Sentinel S1 surveillance aircraft, mapping the whole of Nigeia, locating the missing schoolgirls. Tornados were also deployed in an reconnaisence role. 350 British troops, Royal Anglians, were deployed to provide training to 28,000 Nigerian troops. From 2022, the training mission has passed to the Yorkshire Regiment.

 

Most recently

 

Further, NGOs report British special forces have been fighting in Nigeria for at least 12 years now. Special Forces of course doesn't just include the Special Air Service; that's just one element of the SF capability.

2 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

Maybe to make up for not focusing on Christians being murdered by the Tel Aviv nazi apartheid regime?

 

More likely for the votes. The American leader is not a real Christian, any more than I am (if he was, he wouldn't have committed adultery on multiple occasions. Nigerian Christianity, based around Pentacostal practice, is largely a creation of American Evangelist Missionaries. American religious views on success and wealth resonate more with Nigerians, than the gospel preached by British missionaries, which is mostly about sacrifice.

 

If President Trump was motivated by the sufferings of Christians around the globe, then I expect him to provide more resolute support to Orthodox Ukraine, which is being massacred by atheist Communist Russia. But he doesn't, because the Orthodox lobby in America is not particularly influential. He had nothing to say about Rajastan;s recent Anti-Conversion laws, which have targeted Christian communities in Inda, nor the recent mass arrests in China. I'm not reading anywhere of the US military moving into Mozambique following IS-M's killings of yet more Christians. I've not read of him supporting the European Parliament's censure of the DRC, following targeted massacres there. Within Israel (not Palestine) there has been an uptick in attacks on churches and abuse of worshipers. Members of the clergy are particularly targeted by these Israeli extremists.

 

https://rossingcenter.org/the-2024-annual-report/

 

Almost half of young Israeli Christians want to get out, due to the persecution.

 

 

13 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

I draw your attention to the following investigate data released by Congressman Riley Moore;  In his submission to Secretary Rubio Congressman Moore detailed that over 7,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in 2025 alone—an average of 35 per day—with hundreds more kidnapped, tortured, or displaced by extremist groups such as Boko Haram. The Congressman also pointed to reports indicating that 19,100 Christian churches have been attacked or destroyed since 2009 and that elements of the Nigerian government may be complicit in the violence. Reports from Open Doors indicate that more Christians are killed every year in Nigeria than the rest of the world combined.  “Nigeria has become the deadliest place in the world to be a Christian. Just this year, a priest was kidnapped and murdered on Ash Wednesday and 54 Christians were martyred on Palm Sunday. 7,000 Christians have been martyred this year alone. More than 50,000 Christians have been murdered since 2009.

 

That is your  imagined  opinion. I have never  offered that opinion. It is disgusting to make such a claim, but then the defenders of  Hamas and other militant groups are given to exaggeration and fabrication.

 

 

The statement in respect to to Christian refugees was made on Saturday and is published in the Igbo Times News.

Breaking News: U.S. President Donald J. Trump has ordered that asylum be granted to all Igbo people facing persecution in Nigeria, following reports of religious and ethnic oppression in the country.  In a strong statement released from his office, Trump said:

“The United States stands for freedom and justice. The persecution of the Igbo people must stop. Every Igbo seeking safety from religious or political oppression in Nigeria will be protected under U.S. asylum laws.”

He also directed U.S. officials to look into the case of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, stressing that his continued detention raises serious human rights concerns.

The Biafra News is also carrying this story. The Iqbo are the largest Christian tribe in Nigeria.

 

 

Yes, muslim militias  target other muslims. The  Syrian civil war produced 700,000 dead and 14 million refugees. The Iran-Iraq wars and Iraq invasion of Kuwait was muslim dominated. However, the muslims  have been targeting for killing and enslaving, Christians and Jews for several years.

 

The focus is not on Christians per se, but on protecting them from horrible treatment. If the Christian world does not protect them, who will? Is the EU intervening? How about the UN? Not a word.Is South  Africa protesting against the mass murder of  Christians? China? Russia? Qatar?  Did you object when the USA stopped similar slaughters in Bosnia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia? Do you want to see another Rwanda? Do you not see what is happening in Darfur?

 

 

The muslim militias are not "widespread". The Nigerian government  has eliminated dissident groups in the past, when it was politically expedient. The USA can target the leaders of Boko Haram and other groups. They are known and they have  known hideouts. A few strategic targets and the leadership can be  wiped out. 

 

I get it that you don't like trump, but  has it occurred to you that if he does not help the oppressed  Christians, more of them will die and  be abused? If the USA  does not act, no one will. The Eu, Canada, Australia and UK are afraid of the muslim community in its own territory. 

So, as I suspected, it turns out that the claims of Christian persecution were B.S.

"Insurgent groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa often present their campaigns as anti-Christian, but in practice their violence is indiscriminate and devastates entire communities," said Ladd Serwat, senior Africa analyst at U.S. crisis-monitoring group ACLED.
"Islamist violence is part of the complex and often overlapping conflict dynamics in the country over political power, land disputes, ethnicity, cult affiliation, and banditry," he said.

ACLED research shows that out of 1,923 attacks on civilians in Nigeria so far this year, the number of those targeting Christians because of their religion stood at 50. Serwat said recent claims circulating among some U.S. right-wing circles that as many as 100,000 Christians had been killed in Nigeria since 2009 are not supported by available data.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-welcomes-us-assistance-fight-terrorism-presidency-spokesperson-says-2025-11-02/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqDQgAKgYICjC3oAwwsCYwp4TaBA&utm_content=rundown&gaa_at=la&gaa_n=AWEtsqcH_jEFh69eicK_d9_lxIYIC8dRw-IyItMj8e5SFbIY12Ig4GOb25ZOj9Dn46R9n_M-VX5QXv5e2l_D&gaa_ts=6907c1e0&gaa_sig=aeBkWUen2CqYbfPXgu43WDsaVBmdOnPgd-561IjytKpaW360eaaQULhROCzYNnhEexcqYTId95_XaI6iqIT5rA%3D%3D

 

The article also notes that much of the violence is based on economic issues.. It's between herders, who are mostly Muslim and farmers, mostly Christian, who are competing for access to water and pasture.

Nigeria has approximately 37 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, making it the 10th largest holder of oil reserves in the world. This amount is sufficient to last for about 237 years at current consumption levels.  (AI-assist)

 

Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world, estimated at approximately 303 billion barrels. This amount is more than five times larger than the oil reserves of the United States.  (AI-assist)

 

 

And now you know which two countries are most in need of "democratization", guns-a-blazin' style.

23 hours ago, phetphet said:

First Venezuela, now Nigeria. Looks like Trump has given up on getting  his Nobel prize.

 

I suppose the fact that both have large oil reserves has nothing to do with the decisions/threats?

23 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Donald Trump announced plans for possible military action in Nigeria, demanding an end to attacks on Christians.

I'd think he first would want to make plans for possible military action in South Africa, demanding an end to attacks on whites. It could be better supported by US Navy. (sarcasm)

Muslims do what their religion tells them to do.  Target infidels.  Amazing how fast asleep the west is.

6 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

So, as I suspected, it turns out that the claims of Christian persecution were B.S.

"Insurgent groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa often present their campaigns as anti-Christian, but in practice their violence is indiscriminate and devastates entire communities," said Ladd Serwat, senior Africa analyst at U.S. crisis-monitoring group ACLED.
"Islamist violence is part of the complex and often overlapping conflict dynamics in the country over political power, land disputes, ethnicity, cult affiliation, and banditry," he said.

ACLED research shows that out of 1,923 attacks on civilians in Nigeria so far this year, the number of those targeting Christians because of their religion stood at 50. Serwat said recent claims circulating among some U.S. right-wing circles that as many as 100,000 Christians had been killed in Nigeria since 2009 are not supported by available data.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-welcomes-us-assistance-fight-terrorism-presidency-spokesperson-says-2025-11-02/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqDQgAKgYICjC3oAwwsCYwp4TaBA&utm_content=rundown&gaa_at=la&gaa_n=AWEtsqcH_jEFh69eicK_d9_lxIYIC8dRw-IyItMj8e5SFbIY12Ig4GOb25ZOj9Dn46R9n_M-VX5QXv5e2l_D&gaa_ts=6907c1e0&gaa_sig=aeBkWUen2CqYbfPXgu43WDsaVBmdOnPgd-561IjytKpaW360eaaQULhROCzYNnhEexcqYTId95_XaI6iqIT5rA%3D%3D

 

The article also notes that much of the violence is based on economic issues.. It's between herders, who are mostly Muslim and farmers, mostly Christian, who are competing for access to water and pasture.

 

You are so intent of pushing your personal political agenda that you will embrace any alternative explanation.

The reality is that  Boko Haram and other groups have been kidnapping Nigerian children for years, enslaving the children and violently sexually assaulting the young  girls.

 

Are you even aware that several northern Nigerian States have Sharia law and what that means if one is a non muslim? It opens the door to state sponsored discrimination and abuse. Christians living in the Sharia (Islamic law) states of northern Nigeria endure discrimination and oppression as second-class citizens. For someone espousing progressive views and forever claiming to support civil liberties, you are very accepting of the human rights abuses of the Nigerian  Islamic states.

 

Once again, Al Jazeera leads the orchestrated denial of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, churning out stories that claim the claims are fabrications. And you accept it all verbatim.

 

 

 

The Catholic Church has been targeted for execution style  murders and kidnappings too.

https://www.catholicregister.org/item/2822-christian-genocide-feared-in-nigeria

 

Your defense of the abuse of Christians of Nigeria is quite the exercise in double standards.

 

17 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

 

You are so intent of pushing your personal political agenda that you will embrace any alternative explanation.

The reality is that  Boko Haram and other groups have been kidnapping Nigerian children for years, enslaving the children and violently sexually assaulting the young  girls.

 

Are you even aware that several northern Nigerian States have Sharia law and what that means if one is a non muslim? It opens the door to state sponsored discrimination and abuse. Christians living in the Sharia (Islamic law) states of northern Nigeria endure discrimination and oppression as second-class citizens. For someone espousing progressive views and forever claiming to support civil liberties, you are very accepting of the human rights abuses of the Nigerian  Islamic states.

 

Once again, Al Jazeera leads the orchestrated denial of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, churning out stories that claim the claims are fabrications. And you accept it all verbatim.

 

 

 

The Catholic Church has been targeted for execution style  murders and kidnappings too.

https://www.catholicregister.org/item/2822-christian-genocide-feared-in-nigeria

 

Your defense of the abuse of Christians of Nigeria is quite the exercise in double standards.

 

 

You claimed Boko Haram has been mostly stifled. Now it's back to being a serious threat? As the source I cited noted,  "ACLED research shows that out of 1,923 attacks on civilians in Nigeria so far this year, the number of those."  targeting Christians because of their religion stood at 50." 50  or even 100 attacks justify US military intervention? 

You think that a US attack is going to solve the problem of Sharia law? What do you think is going to be the result of such an attack? You don't think Islamic extremists will rouse nationalist and religious sentiment against Igbo Nigerians of whom there are roughly 35 million? What's the plan to protect all of them in the aftermath of such an attack. Is Trump  going to those visas he's prioritized for white South Africans We he issue refugee visas to the potential millions who might have to flee. Will US troops occupy Nigeria? How did the occupation of Iraq go?

And I notice you have no answer for the fact that Donald Trump has an ongoing over-the-top bromance with the President of the UAE, the guy who is supporting the murderous militias in Sudan. So, how sincere is the Trump's administration concern for human life and how much of it is playing to his right wing Christian constituency?

 

10 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

 

What is a moderate muslim? Are these people you call moderates being  executed? Are their children kidnapped and forced to kill others or to serve as sex slaves?

The USA intervention on behalf of the  Nigerian Christians is called doing the right thing. They are an oppressed minority who are being killed for the sole reason that they are Christian. The fact that Christians in Nigeria are usually better educated and less likely to be given to following the directives of  hate preaching  Imams does not help them in the  muslim regions of Nigeria.

The USA has a long history of intervening to stop slaughters of  non combatants. I provided 3 examples. The US Constitution does not preclude such intervention.

 

You are opposed to the Trump administration and that is the sole reason  for your opposition to any effort made by the administration to save Christians from a horrible fate in Nigeria.  What is your solution to the  carnage? The muslim militias and terrorists have bene doing this for years and have refused all requests to cease and desist.

For the purposes of this situation, a moderate muslim would be one not involved or supportive of the murder of people because of their faith.

Yes, moderate muslims are being killed in Nigeria. Lots and lots of them. And I don't know what the fate of their children is. What's your point?

2 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

For the purposes of this situation, a moderate muslim would be one not involved or supportive of the murder of people because of their faith.

Yes, moderate muslims are being killed in Nigeria. Lots and lots of them. And I don't know what the fate of their children is. What's your point?

 

 

Moderate Muslims ignore the Quran?

1 minute ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Moderate Muslims ignore the Quran?

What don't you understand about the fact that in the Mideast and in Spain Muslims and Christians lived in harmony for centuries. It was only in the 20th century that things started to go south. So tell me, is there a new version of the Quran that was published a 100 or so years ago that changed everything?

And let's say for the sake of argument that there was nothing in the Jewish or Christian bibles endorsing violence against those who held other beliefs. How did that work out in practice?

21 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

What don't you understand about the fact that in the Mideast and in Spain Muslims and Christians lived in harmony for centuries. It was only in the 20th century that things started to go south. So tell me, is there a new version of the Quran that was published a 100 or so years ago that changed everything?

And let's say for the sake of argument that there was nothing in the Jewish or Christian bibles endorsing violence against those who held other beliefs. How did that work out in practice?

 

 

Me thinks that you protesteth too much about the religion of peace.

Just now, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Me thinks that you protesteth too much about the religion of peace.

In other words, you have nothing germane with which to address my response to the issue that you raised. 

On 11/2/2025 at 10:33 AM, cjinchiangrai said:

Trumping up phony wars to claim emergency war powers at home. Nigerians are a big threat in Chicago and Los Angeles.

This is a real genocide.
60,000 dead Christians. 19,000 churches burned. 3.3 million displaced.
Trump’s threat is the first time a world leader has said: “Enough.”

It’s not phony.
It’s 16 years of blood — and finally, someone’s doing something about it.

46 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Moderate Muslims ignore the Quran?

Ignorance hold no bounds for you. You do not understand the centrality of the Quran to ALL muslims. 

1 minute ago, Eric Loh said:

Ignorance hold no bounds for you. You do not understand the centrality of the Quran to ALL muslims. 

 

 

That was obviously too subtle for you.

4 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

This is a real genocide.
60,000 dead Christians. 19,000 churches burned. 3.3 million displaced.
Trump’s threat is the first time a world leader has said: “Enough.”

It’s not phony.
It’s 16 years of blood — and finally, someone’s doing something about it.

If that is your argument, then Trump should take military action against North Korea which is the country with the most severe persecution of Christain in the world. Christainity is a major crime and considered as an existential threat in North Korea. This is performative to placate Trump's christian base which is fracturing. 

Pinocchio now wants to delight the whole world with his pseudo-peace actions...all for show.