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Richard 11-16-2009 08:00
Somalia - After Years of Chaos, a Ruler May Have a Chance
 
An interestingly complex situation with implications far beyond its ravaged borders and whose outcome remains TBD.

After Years of Chaos, a Ruler May Have a Chance

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...LIA_index.html

Richard's $.02 :munchin

Saturation 11-16-2009 16:11
Even the "hope" offered in this piece is depressed.
We'll have to see what will be....

mojaveman 11-16-2009 17:35
I did Somalia in '85 and it was a real eye opener. We had to put an armed guard near our log tents because their soldiers were stealing MREs when we weren't looking. The one and only fat person that I saw there was a General in their Army. I also saw a number of very young soldiers. After all of the years of chaos stability there will help with stability in the rest of East Africa.

alelks 11-16-2009 17:39
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Originally Posted by mojaveman (Post 296874)
I did Somalia in '85 and it was a real eye opener. We had to put an armed guard near our log tents because their soldiers were stealing MREs when we weren't looking. The one and only fat person that I saw there was a General in their Army. I also saw a number of very young soldiers. After all of the years of chaos stability there will help with stability in the rest of East Africa.
Spent a year there on an Infantry TAFT via SATMO in 1987. All I can say is GOOD LUCK!


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