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President Trump announced on Christmas night that he ordered “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria after what he described as a surge of attacks on Christians. The move was swift and unequivocal, made public on December 25, 2025, and it signaled America would not stand idly by while religious minorities are butchered abroad.
For weeks the president had warned that the slaughter of Christians in parts of Nigeria would provoke a decisive response, and he made good on that promise when U.S. forces carried out multiple strikes described as precise and effective. Americans tired of moral equivocation deserve a commander in chief who actually uses American power to protect the innocent and to punish those who celebrate murder.
This operation was not a unilateral boast; U.S. Africa Command said the strikes were carried out at the request of Nigerian authorities and that multiple militants were killed, showing that the administration coordinated with local partners even while taking the fight to the terrorists. That pragmatic cooperation should silence the critics who claim the United States cannot act abroad without creating chaos — real leadership means backing words with action.
Of course the usual chorus of hand-wringers will rush to paint this as reckless, and some international outlets have pushed the narrative that the violence in Nigeria is more complex than a simple religious persecution story. Fine — complexity should not be an excuse for inaction when Christians and other civilians are being butchered; America siding with the persecuted is a moral duty and a strategic necessity.
Patriotic Americans should applaud a president who keeps his promises to protect the vulnerable and to use American strength when required, while insisting the administration remain transparent about objectives and civilian safeguards. If this strike is the first of many to dismantle terrorist safe havens and to pressure culpable governments to act, then the message is clear: the United States will defend freedom and faith wherever they are threatened.
