At the end of the day helping Somalia is the cheapest, safest, and sanest way to deal with these problems... unless the American Nany and Armed forces wants to commit 50,000 people to trying to police a lawless state for the next 10 years.
The NATO forces do not have the man power to take on the Afghan warlords, so I dont see that trying to do it in Somalia also is a great idea. Perhaps if we stopped Ethiopia kicking their arse all the time, and tried to give some practical existence to the state, we would all benefit and Somalia would be able to deal with the warlords and pirates themselves. And seeing a gunboat from space is lovely, but having the coverage to get them anywhere with in 1000 miles by 1000 miles before they have struck and retreated isnt so easy.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
Oh, there are numerous threads about ninjas, you just can't see them. 
That's me point, Jack. The solution to swashbuckling on the high seas be concentrating on supporting economic stability and peace in Somalia. The Islamic Courts Union in 2006 basically halted piracy (until the US jumped the shark). I can't imagine that solution be useless now. |
Yeah - the Islamic courts did bring some stability, and also some problems. At the end of the day the West just sat back and let Ethiopia beat the shit out of them. Now we're reaping what we sowed. Ethiopia doesnt care, there freighters arent getting hijacked every other day.