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2010-08-05 Africa Horn

More troops in Somalia not a solution, experts say

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Posted by Fred 2010-08-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 somalia is notrtn fighting over

Posted by chris 2010-08-05 00:23|| 2010-08-05 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Gee... thanks "experts". How much money did that take. Here is a free analysis.

The people in Somalia will not stop fighting until THEY WANT to stop. As of right now, they show no signs of wanting to stop. So, troops may calm things locally, but will not fix things in the long run. Only the people wanting to violence to end will stop the cycle. Or several thermonuclear bombs can also stop the cycle. Either way.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-08-05 11:14|| 2010-08-05 11:14|| Front Page Top

#3 One way to tame Somalia would involve the West and the Arab countries worried about Al-Q funding an expanded French Foreign Legion to be headquarter in Mogadishu -- bring the Legion back to 25,000 troops with its own air force again, and then tell them "Clean up your backyard". It would take probably 2 years for a revamped Legion to kill off enough of the hotheads to make the country stable.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2010-08-05 18:32|| 2010-08-05 18:32|| Front Page Top

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