Like most people who follow current events, I am puzzled over the addition of Chad to Trump's new travel ban. Chad has been an ally of the United States in the fight against radical fundamentalist Islamist (the GOP's magic words!) terrorism. Chad is particularly helpful in the fight against Boko Haram. My brother Vincenzo, who was with the US Army's Africa Command, liaised with the militaries of Chad and Mali to a great degree (he'd jokingly refer to himself as 'Vinnie of the Sahel' those days).
Part of me wonders if Trump had a high school rival named Chad, the sort of perfect specimen that the MRA/incel types hate. Trump is the sort to never forget a grudge, maybe he's got the country conflated with some guy he hasn't seen in decades.
I don't know a thing about Chad, but I wondered that, too. I'm afraid your hypothesis is probably as good as any.
ReplyDeleteHeh. I said the same thing.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, Chad is 50% Muslim, and it IS a Muslim ban, so I guess it makes sense...