US Senate rejects bid to remove troops from Niger

"The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected legislation that would have forced

President Joe Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Niger, a West African nation where military officers seized power in July.
The measure was rejected by 86-11. Republican Senator Rand Paul, who sponsored the legislation, argued that the troops were improperly deployed without congressional approval and said Americans should not be at risk of getting caught in the crossfire of a conflict in Niger.
"With the Middle East on fire, what sense does it make to have over 1,000 troops in Niger? Does it make sense to station over 1,000 troops in a country ruled by a military junta?" Paul said in a Senate speech." Reuters