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2013-04-09 Africa Horn

White House clears way to arm, train Somali forces

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Posted by Steve White 2013-04-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 WTF? Just as soon as the idiots finally seem to get it figured out, it seems they get replaced with a while new crop of idiots every time. This will never end, will it?

Posted by gorb 2013-04-09 02:35|| 2013-04-09 02:35|| Front Page Top

#2 In a memo to Secretary of State John Kerry, Obama said he has determined that supplying defence equipment and services to will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace.

Yes of course, worked so well in the past. Arm and train the Kaffirs, they'll only use the weapons for defensive purposes, you'll see.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-09 06:31|| 2013-04-09 06:31|| Front Page Top

#3 The Smartest Man in the Room? Only if he's the only man in the room, and then I'm still not so sure...

Posted by Glenmore 2013-04-09 07:48|| 2013-04-09 07:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Only if he's the only man in the room, and then I'm still not so sure...

It depends on the furniture.

Posted by SteveS 2013-04-09 09:17|| 2013-04-09 09:17|| Front Page Top

#5 After the 'success' we've had in Mali, might as well try it in east Africa too.

Posted by Pappy 2013-04-09 10:53|| 2013-04-09 10:53|| Front Page Top

#6 "Only if he's the only man in the room, and then I'm still not so sure..."

Depends - is it the room with the cat box?

(If so, then he's the third smartest in the room - right behind the cat and the cat box.)

Posted by Barbara 2013-04-09 12:40|| 2013-04-09 12:40|| Front Page Top

#7 ... and any of the cat's "productions" that have not yet been scooped.

Posted by abu do you love 2013-04-09 14:39|| 2013-04-09 14:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Brilliant. Somalia is a country of several square blocks in Mogadishu, with every other part of the "country" contested and governed by shifting groups of triabl warloards and jihadi groups. Arming the "government" will only give the other factions better weapons and make more rich Somali thieves headed for Geneva, San Diego and London. This administration couldn't buy a clue with Putin's entire gold supply.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2013-04-09 14:42|| 2013-04-09 14:42|| Front Page Top

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