this or some wikipediabox about the 80s in southeast asia with the US, China, Khmer Rouge and western communist parties on one side vs. Vietnam and the Soviet union on the other

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago

YESSSS, thank you

[–] supafuzz@hexbear.net 13 points 4 weeks ago

To your original question, Boko Haram just sucks that bad

[–] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The Boko Haram side should also have the icon of the CIA. They're one of those batches of disposable jihadist assets the US supports in secret to have a pretext for military occupation, and they get used as deniable mercenaries against uncooperative states in Africa.

Is the other image you're thinking about the sides in an ethnic conflict in either Niger or Nigeria where the US, China, Apartheid South Africa, Israel, and the Soviet Union were spread incoherently across the sides, with several of them appearing on both sides?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

Nah it was this

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago

My best guess is mercenaries. Ever since the Colombian peace agreement with FARC in 2016, the military really ramped down, and a lot of retired soldiers found themselves with experience in bush warfare and no other applicable skills, so they just go work for mercenary companies in places like Haiti, Ethiopia, etc.

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Critical support for the official soft drink of Boca Raton

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 4 weeks ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: