,WILL ! ,/ATE ?AT ,WAG$ ,W> ,AGA9/ ,NIC>AGUA ,SAVE ,SOMALIA8 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CONOR ,MC,L\<L9 

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0,LIB]AL ,9T]V5TIONISM0 IS ! NEW BUZZWORD = #a#i#i#c4 ,9 EV]Y NEWSPAP] !Y >E BAY+ = BLOOD4 0,U,S 9T]V5E 9 ,BOSNIA01 0,AM]ICA SORT \T ,SOMALIA0 SCREAM ! HEADL9ES4 ,PEOPLE :O MI<T HAVE QUE/ION$ ,AM]ICAN 9T]V5TION 9 ,NIC>AGUA1 ,PANAMA OR ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ >E RAG+ ?AT ! M>9ES DIDN'T GO 9TO ,SOMALIA SOON]4 ,AID AG5CIES :O CONDEMN$ ,AM]ICA'S ROLE 9 ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA >E BEGG+ !M TO EXT5D !IR MISSION 9 ,SOMALIA4 ,IT IS TIME TO LOOK AT H[ ! CRISIS 9 ?AT C\NTRY IS BE+ US$ TO JU/IFY ,AM]ICA'S 'BIG BRO!R' ROLE 9 ! ,NEW ,WORLD ,ORD]4 

,S5D+ ! M>9ES 9 TO 0SOLVE0 ! CRISIS 9 ,SOMALIA WAS RA!R LIKE S5D+ A PYROMANIAC ) A CAN ( PETROL TO PUT \T A FIRE4 ,! FAM9E 9 ,SOMALIA IS MAN-MADE4 ,IT IS A RESULT ( ! UND]DEVELOPM5T CAUS$ BY COLONIALISM & ! LAT] REFUSAL ( ! BIG P[]S TO LET MANY ( ! EX-COLONIES DEVELOP !IR ECONOMIES4 ,SOMALIA UP TO #aiia WAS A NET EXPORT] ( AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS1 #f#d.0 ( IT'S EXPORTS BE+ LIVE/OCK & MEAT4 ,MO/ ( ! POPULATION >E SUBSI/5CE LEVEL NOMADS BUT TWO MILLION W]E 9VOLV$ 9 FAIRLY WELL DEVELOP$ AGRICULTURE4 

,GEORGE ,BU%'S 9T]V5TION ACTUALLY GOES BACK TO ! #a#i#gS :5 HE WAS DIRECTOR ( ! ,C,I,A4 @s#c#e#f MILLION WOR? ( WEAPONS W]E P\R$ 9TO ,SOMALIA4 ,BE=E ?IS ! C\NTRY HAD BE5 SPLIT BETWE5 ,BRITA9 & ,ITALY4 ,9 #aif IT WAS GRANT$ 9DEP5D5CE4 ,9 #aifi A MILIT>Y C\P B\<T ,MAJOR ,G5]AL ,SIAD ,B>RE TO P[]4 

,GUNS1 ,GUNS ,& ,MORE ,GUNS 

  

,HIS DICTATOR%IP WAS PROPP$ UP ) ,SOVIET MONEY SO NATURALLY ! ,C,I,A ATTEMPT$ TO SUBV]T IT4 ,9 #aigg HE TRI$ TO TAKE OV] P>T ( ,E?IOPIA1 AT ?AT TIME A ,SOVIET PUPPET4 ,FROM !N ON ?IS WAS A DICTATOR%IP :I* WAS 0ON-SIDE0 ) ! 'FREE WORLD'4 ,IT RECEIV$ MORE 0AID0 &1 ESPECIALLY1 MORE GUNS4 ,IT BECAME 9CREAS+LY DEP5D5T ON =EIGN AID1 ITS AGRICULTURE REMA9$ UND]DEVELOP$ & EXPORT-ORI5TAT$4 ,ITS PEOPLE BEGAN TO />VE4 

,AID AG5CIES E/IMATE ?AT !RE >E N[ #g4#e MILLION GUNS 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,9 #aii ! POPULATION WAS E/IMAT$ AT #g1#e#e#e1 7,5CYCLOP$IA ,BRITANICA1 ,MICROP$IA #a#i#i#a74 ,S9CE !N IT HAS BE5 DEVA/AT$ BY W>1 FAM9E & DISEASE4 ,SO !RE IS AN AV]AGE ( MORE !N ONE GUN P] P]SON 9 ?IS SAD C\NTRY4 

,9 ,JANU>Y #aiia ! HAT$ ,SIAD ,B>RE WAS F9ALLY TOPPL$4 ,! V>I\S FACTIONS :I* OPPOS$ HIM BEGAN TO FALL \T & ! C\NTRY SLID 9TO CIVIL W>4 ,! REACTION ( ! ,WE/ WAS TO )DRAW ALL AID4 ,! ,U,N PULL$ \T4 

,! 9T]V5TION ( #b1 ,AM]ICAN M>9ES IS NOT GO+ TO PUT ! C\NTRY TO RI<TS4 ,:ILE 9 ! %ORT-T]M !Y HAVE SECUR$ AID SUPPLIES ! SIGNS >E !RE ?AT ! LONG-T]M PROSPECTS >E NOT GOOD4 ,! ,AM]ICANS WILL TRY & SORT \T SOME =M ( PUPPET GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y >E ALREADY SETT+ UP 09T]IM SECURITY C\NCILS0 7,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES ,JAN #cRD74 ,AFT] SOME?+ HAS BE5 COBBL$ TOGE!R ) ,U,N HELP !Y WILL EXIT4 ,!Y WILL LEAVE BEH9D A C\NTRY ) AT LEA/ #ad W>+ FACTIONS & #g4#e MILLION GUNS4 ,FROM !RE ?+S CAN ONLY GET WORSE4 

,>M$ ,PHOTO ,OPPORTUNITIES 

  

,SO :Y GO 9 9 ! FIR/ PLACE8 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO SUPPORT ! CLAIM ?AT ! ,AM]ICANS MI<T HAVE ANY DIRECT /RATEGIC 9T]E/S 9 ,SOMALIA4 ,OIL HAS BE5 DISCOV]$ !RE & IT MI<T MAKE A USEFUL /AG+ PO/ ON ! WAY TO ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,! MA9 CONSID]ATION1 H[EV]1 IS SIMPLE3 GOOD PUBLICITY4 

,DUR+ OP]ATION 0,DES]T ,/ORM0 ! M$IA WAS RE/RICT$ & !IR REPORTS HAD TO BE PASS$ BY MILIT>Y C5SORS4 ,OP]ATION 0,RE/ORE ,HOPE0 HAS TAK5 PLACE UND] ! DIRECT GL>E ( M$IA PUBLICITY4 ,NEWSPAP]S1 MAGAZ9E & ,T,V CREWS HAVE BE5 ALL[$ UNRE/RICT$ ACCESS & REPORT+4 ,! M>9ES D>+ DAWN RAID ( ,DECEMB] #d? FAC$ BATT]IES ( CAM]AS & ,T,V FLOODLI<TS4 ,! M>9ES W]E SOME:AT IRRITAT$ 7NOT HAV+ ! *ANCE TO1 AT LEA/1 PUT ON A BIT ( MAKEUP BE=EH& = ! CAM]AS7 BUT CLE>LY SOMEBODY QUITE HI< UP HAD GIV5 SANCTION = ! M$IA 9VASION4 

,! HI< PO9T ( ! >M$ PHOTO-OPPORTUNITY WAS ! ,*RI/MAS VISIT ( ! 0GREAT :ITE FA!R0 HIMSELF4 ,?IS NAUSEAT+ /UNT WAS DUBB$ 0,%[MALIA04 ,BU% PATT$ HEADS 9 FOODL9ES & ORPHANAGES4 ,! CAM]AS CLICK$ OBLIG+LY4 ,AS SOON AS HE LEFT ! PRESS PULL$ \T AS WELL4 0,! HISS Y\ HE>0 NOT$ ,ASSOCIAT$ ,PRESS ON ,JANU>Y #cRD1 0IS ! AIR GO+ \T ( A GOOD /ORY04 

,HITMAN 

  

,! ,U,S ECONOMY IS N[ MASSIVELY DEP5D5T ON >MS MANUFACTUR+ & ! >MS M]*ANTS >E A HUGELY P[]FUL LOBBY4 ,9CREAS+LY ,AM]ICA IS BECOM+ ! HITMAN = ! MORE BUOYANT ,WE/]N ECONOMIES4 ,! ,GULF ,W> WAS AN EXCELL5T %[CASE = ! ,P5TAGON'S 0USEFULNESS & CAPABILITIES0 9 ?IS REG>D4 ,!Y W]E ! ONES :O 0SORT$ \T0 ,SADDAM1 & W]E MASSIVELY BANKROLL$ BY ,SAUDI-,>ABIA1 ,JAPAN & ! ,E,C4 

,AS WELL AS W>S CONDUCT$ 9 ! NAME ( 'DEMOCRACY' 7LIKE ! ,GULF ,W> :]E ,AM]ICA'S ALLIES 9CLUD$ ,SAUDI ,>ABIA :]E WOM5 >E NOT EV5 ALL[$ TO DRIVE C>S671 !RE >E TO BE 'HUMANIT>IAN' 9T]V5TIONS4 ,!SE HELP TO MAKE 9VAD+ O!R PEOPLES' C\NTRIES MORE ACCEPTABLE TO ! PUBLIC4 ,!RE IS ALWAYS 5\< CA% = >MS & >MIES1 BUT NOT = FOOD1 HEAL?C>E OR $UCATION4 ,WE >E SUPPOS$ TO =GET ?AT ! BIG WORLD P[]S >E ! ONES :O WRECK ?IRD WORLD ECONOMIES & PROP UP ! DICTATORS4 

,! 9VASION ( ,SOMALIA IS AN ATTEMPT TO GET OV] ! ',VIETNAM ,SYNDROME'4 ,IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO LEGITIMIZE 9VASIONS 9 ! #a#i#iS4 ,SOMALIA IS AN IDEAL '!AT]' 9 :I* TO 9T]V5E4 ,IT CONTA9S A LOT ( SMALL >MS BUT NO?+ :I* C\LD /& UP TO HI<-TE* ,AM]ICAN ORDNANCE4 ,& IT WAS EASY1 EV5 ! LIB]ALS & S(T-LEFT WANT$ 9T]V5TION 9 ?IS 0EXCEPTIONAL SITUATION04 ,ON ! O!R H&1 DESPITE ! PLEAD+ ( ! 'LIB]AL 9T]V5TIONI/S'1 !Y >E 9 NO RU% TO JUMP 9TO ! =M] ,YUGOSLAVIA ,?IS W\LD 9VOLVE CONFRONTATIONS ) WELL >M$ =CES 9 EXTREMELY DIFFICULT T]RA94 ,IT C\LD BECOME A LONG & COMPLEX W>1 :]E PUBLIC SUPPORT W\LD BLE$ AWAY4 ,IT W\LD BE TOO REM9ISC5T ( ANO!R CONT95T1 ANO!R TIME1 ANO!R PLACE & A C\NTRY CALL$ ,VIETNAM4 

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