The Pentagon, the United States of America’s military coordinating body, has faulted the claim by President Goodluck Jonathan that Nigeria has applied since early 2014 for assistance to send troops to combat the Boko Haram insurgents.
Rather, Pentagon said over the weekend that discussions on troops to combat the Islamist body was just beginning based on the formation of the Multi National Joint Task Force.
Jonathan had in an interview with the Wall Street Journal said the United States had ignored requests by Nigeria for troops to combat the Boko Haram militants.
He said the country had in early 2014 reached out to the US for assistance, adding: “Are they (America) not fighting ISIS?
“Why can’t they come to Nigeria?
“…they are our friends.
“If Nigeria has a problem, then I expect the US to come and assist us.”
But the Pentagon Press Secretary, Rear Admiral John Kirby, also told the Wall Street Journal that the US was yet to receive an official request for troops from Nigeria.
Kirby said what the US was doing now has been to enter into discussion on how it could participate in the Multi National Joint Task Force with other African nations to assist Nigeria.
Kirby said the task force will be designed to help build up Nigeria’s own counter terrorism capabilities.
He said: “These discussions are really just now starting.
“I can tell you that there are no plans as I speak here… unilaterally to send or to add US troops into Nigeria.”

I wonder if the US actually got an official request before they combatted militants in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.

To the guy above me, remain in wonderland.

So President Jonathan didn't make an official request and was expecting the US's assistance. Na wa for this man.

The only reason why the war against the insurgents is not being seriously fought is because our GEJ has been acting as if he's president of the southern part of Nigeria only. God forbids if bombs were to start going off in the south would he still be acting in this lukewarm manner

GEJ is always looking for who to put the blame on for his failures this time it's the US who didn't respond to an unofficial call. Who da hell are the advisers to this man

benarex:
I wonder if the US actually got an official request before they combatted militants in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.

I GUESS ITS US FAULT THAT YOU VOTED IN A CLUELESS MAN FOR YOUR PRESIDENT!



KEEP WONDERING BRO! YOU WILL SOON BECOME WONDERER!

Did you people agree to sell the combat helicopters to Nigeria or not?

US should go and sleep.

US troops should not be allowed into Nigerian soil.
had it been we had a competent leader, a leader who would not be so clueless to drag the military into politics, the issue of bokoharam would probably had become past, and we wouldn't have to hear any shit from the god of hypocrisy of this world; the US.

Jonathan will not invite the US to 'take ' out his boys!!!

GEJ start lied since 12AD

Have u visited naunaknow. if u haven't then u are missing out on the story KONJI PLEASE DO IT'S GONNA BE WORTH YOUR TIME

And this is the kind of man " some" charlies want to vote bk... A pathological lair?

Sai Buhari

Haters/love children/charlies,go and drown

there are different kinds of sauce that can be used to spice up the story, add one or two please .

Jona self....

Washton post has clearly stated what GEJ is; he sees himself as the president of the south, he orchestrated BH to this level.

if no official request was made, why did the US come for the Chibok girls

US officials always lying to cover up the inadequacies

dunkem21:
Did you people agree to sell the combat helicopters to Nigeria or not?

US should go and sleep.

US doesn't "sleep" and that is why they are where they are today.

You should rather be telling your country to wake up from its slumber.

hushmail:
if no official request was made, why did the US come for the Chibok girls

US officials always lying to cover up the inadequacies

What you smoking bro?

jorlons:
To the guy above me, remain in wonderland.

So President Jonathan didn't make an official request and was expecting the US's assistance. Na wa for this man.

The only reason why the war against the insurgents is not being seriously fought is because our GEJ has been acting as if he's president of the southern part of Nigeria only. God forbids if bombs were to start going off in the south would he still be acting in this lukewarm manner

GEJ is always looking for who to put the blame on for his failures this time it's the US who didn't respond to an unofficial call. Who da hell are the advisers to this man

So you actually believed this sourceless story? SMH

... Be right back

Gej soon gonna release his episode

Tallesty1:
So you actually believed this sourceless story? SMH

You're right I shouldn't.

Op pls provide a link to this news pls.

Cc: Lalasticlala, seun

JonaTAN is a bloody LIAR
I don't know anything about postponement of election date,that is recent LIE by Jonathan Gbagbo!

Sauce (source)?

Was our request for weapons not official enough?
What other help could the USA have offered since they refused to give arms or intelligence?

benarex:
I wonder if the US actually got an official request before they combatted militants in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.

So Obama should just wake up one morning and send US troops to Nigeria without any official request right? Do you know the meaning of Nigeria being an independent sovereign country at all?

Is Nigeria now on the same level with Afghanistan and Iraq? America waged a full blown war in those countries, we don't pray for same in Nigeria.

I have noticed that this our yeye president can lie eehn.... No atom of honesty, truth and honour. Tufiakwa! I just hope Nigerians get it right now. Another four years under this dunce is going to be terrible.

simply because u want gej out does not mean u should block ur sense of reasoning

The USA are playing with our minds, if u think they don't hv interest in dis elections u lied
They already hv links to a particular candidate already, there is nothing they will do without they own interest or personal gain
The USA refuse to assist Gej government and its a known fact all over d world
but some people are easy mislead so am not surprise

Lets see where dis hatred will take us

Chaii....must oga attend every interview? Dont we have a Minister of foreign affairs? You can make many enemies and survive but dont piss off the USA

And his lying continues, why does he keep farting out lies at every interview? Again Nigerians are witness to how Jonathan is selling out our sovereignty out of deliberate malice and hate for the North! Such small minded individual cannot be allowed to continue his reign of destabilization and destruction!

Yungwizzzy:
Jonathan will not invite the US to 'take ' out his boys!!!

I soo luv ur thinking. You see clearly what some others have refused to see

Are we really begging for an American invasion? Thought we called them in for the chibok galz? Wetin happen? Have they fought off the Talibans in Afghanistan? How about isis in iraq?? Do you guys really know how american foreign interventions/foreign policy work?

We actually do not need d US anywhere near Nigeria.

They have a way of exploiting those they claim to want to help.

Just sell ammunitions to us and we will wipe out the BH boys in a few weeks.

omenka:
US doesn't "sleep" and that is why they are where they are today.

You should rather be telling your country to wake up from its slumber.

Stay on topic bro. Why not tell your country men to stop bombing and join hands with the govt to make Nigeria another United States?

The question is did GEJ solicit US assistance or not? ..My answer is Yes, he did and they declined.