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Yes, on balance, you're right, as the army are now receiving a lot more training aid and weapons from the USA (itself the cause of concern for a number of international commentators). However, the attacks on Odi and in Benue State still cast doubt on the overall discipline of the army.
I also agree that they need much better logistic support for operations in the Delta area - the lack of patrol boats needs to be addressed urgently as it's impractical to think that it would be possible to have adequate military protection on all the oil installations in the Delta region. At then end of the day this conflict, as with most others, needs to be resolved politically and al the military can do is to try and stop outright war erupting while the government and political factions of the region come to a workable solution to end it.