Thread by @DefenseNigeria

It came as a shock when ISWAP released the video of their attack at BIU. Many in the media/social media depicted what happened as an embarrassing defeat for the Nigerian military, when in fact the ISWAP insurgents were decimated in the fighting. The attack was not even on the

main campus of NAUB Biu. The attack was on the Buratai campus institute of Peace Studies. They did not not even penetrate the whole campus. They killed two. They burnt down one building. But the Nigerian army overpowered and repelled them. Even though they attacked with not ten,

not 20, not 100 but 300 motorcycles, most of them were killed in the process. Most of the fighters you saw in that video are DEAD. Of course many wont be happy about this. You know what this reminds me of? VIETNAM.

Some Nigerians are not capable of learning from history because

..they don't care about history. Communist leaders in Vietnam after taking over South Vietnam openly admitted that they had lost militarily in their war with American troops in Vietnam, but pointed out that they had won politically in America.

One American POW was told by his North Vietnamese captors that "Our country has no capability to defeat you on the battlefield", but that they expected to win this war on the streets ofNew York. A legendary NV military leader said

"We were not strong enough to drive out

..half a million American troops, but that wasn't our aim. Our intention was to break the will of the American government to continue the war by turning the people against their government. If we had focused on the balance of forces we would have been defeated in two hours".

..and guess what. It worked. The North Vietnamese lost a million troops compared to 50,000 U.S troops. They actually lost the war a thousand times over. But guess what kept the North Vietnamese going? The American anti-war movement. It was essential to their strategy.

.the Americans hated their government, hated their military, and this weakness was not lost on the NVA who exploited it to the fullest.

This is where we are headed in Nigeria, only this time it could be far worse unless something is done quickly to address this stupidity.

Everyday the NVA leadership would listen to American radio to follow the growth of the American anti-war movement. You think the guys at the Propaganda Dept of ISWAP are not doing the same on social media? The NVA said the anti-war movement in the U.S gave them

..confidence that they should hold on. Imagine their elation when an American Hollywood actress (cant recall her name) said she was ashamed of American troops lol. Nigerians dont understand how crucial the support of millions of people are.They live in a stupified bubble of hate

In Vietnam the concience and support of 200 million+ Americans was part of its war making capability, and the NVA was turning that power in their favour. America lost because of its democracy. Through dissent and protests it lost the ability to mobilise a will to win.

The NVA was designing attacks to influence American public opinion. Is that any different from what happened recently? They now go after civilians or abduction to influence public opinion despite the fact they are being decimated. Look at the recent Propaganda video.

ISWAP killed two civilians and two soldiers. But their losses were staggering. They lost over 200 men. It was a defeat for them but a propaganda victory. Know why? ISWAP can count on Nigerians to frustrate the effort of the military through.

Nigerians have embraced this stupid mentality. Think about it. 24,000 insurgents have surrendered since October. FIVE ISWAP commanders have been wiped out. Three of them were killed in under two weeks. This is the longest war in Nigeria's history, spanning over a decade

..yet 90% of the country have the spared the carnage Boko Haram and ISWAP have wrecked in the northeast and northwest.

How about piracy. Three years ago Nigerian waters was considered the most dangerous in the world. The Gulf of Guinea was the piracy capital of the world

In late 2021 the Nigerian maritime enviroment was rated among the safest in the world by the International Maritime Bureau. Know why? Because of this :

Massive investment in the nation's military on a scale that is without precedence.

Do Nigerians care? Nope. They think senseless criticism just for the sake of it, and cheerleading terrorists make them WOKE. This is how degraded our society has become. We've adopted a

..feel good self victimization emotional mindset to common sense and pragmatism. You see this senseless display of stupidity everywhere you look. Nairaland, social media blogs, YouTube channels...it's like a pandemic. Imagine waking up to HUNDREDS of HATE messages.

What crime did i commit? By refusing to be a mindless herde and being realistic?