America watched closely when Fox News’ Special Report aired a hard-hitting segment on November 27, 2025 featuring Sergeant Major Garric Banfield alongside General Dagvin Anderson, who candidly discussed the real possibility of U.S. military action in Nigeria to protect persecuted Christians. This was not theater — these are senior leaders laying out grim realities and options, and the American people deserve straight talk about what protecting our values abroad might require.
Republican lawmakers and administration allies have likewise been blunt: lawmakers like Rep. Riley Moore warned that Washington must consider sanctions and even kinetic strikes if Nigeria continues to look the other way while Christians are slaughtered. Conservatives who believe in peace through strength applaud a president willing to put “all options on the table” instead of empty platitudes from the same diplomats who have failed these victims for years.
The reason for this urgency is not invented — credible reports show staggering levels of violence against Christians, with thousands killed and communities erased by jihadist and militia groups that operate with impunity in parts of Nigeria. Those facts demand more than moralizing from cable news; they demand action to stop what amounts to a campaign of extermination against innocent worshippers.
Nigeria’s government has predictably pushed back and denied allegations of a targeted campaign, but denials do not bring back the dead or rebuild burned churches; they only reveal a tragedy compounded by political expediency. Washington must stop rewarding failure and start conditioning aid, intelligence, and cooperation on real protective measures for vulnerable communities — the status quo is unacceptable.
If a military option becomes necessary, it will be because diplomacy and sanctions were exhausted while American credibility and the lives of the persecuted hung in the balance; that is a heavy burden but a moral one. We should stand with our generals and our troops who are prepared to do the hard work; cowards and career appeasers who lecture from think tanks should not dictate policy when Christians are being butchered.
This moment is a test of American resolve and the character of our leadership — will we protect the persecuted or will we look away and let history record our failure? Patriots must demand clear objectives, decisive support for NGOs and local allies, and a willingness to use all appropriate tools to stop this bloodshed and defend religious freedom everywhere.
