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To: LindyBill who wrote (201430)4/4/2007 5:48:56 AM
From: unclewest   of 793725
 
The truly infuriating thing about the situation in Somalia is that after committing military resources to defeat the ICU, the U.S. has utterly failed to provide our ally, the TFG, with financial and political support. This shows that we have not learned the right lessons from past failures. The cost of our failures in Somalia will be heavy: U.S. prestige will be diminished, it will be harder to attract allies in the future, and Somali lives are being needlessly lost.

Sounds like we did a half-ass support job, and didn't have them finish off the Islamists. When will we ever learn?

The Africa problem is not confined to Somalia. The entire continent is a huge political mess.

Two things at play here imo.

1. Our military will/may commit to a battle but not to follow-up.
The follow-up is the most important part. That is what our present leaders have not learned.

2. $$$ is becoming a real problem. Our military equipment is wearing out real fast and replacements are coming real slow. I am hearing operational and training funds are tightening too. Money is getting so tight Ft Bragg NC recently cancelled all the musician contracts for music at religious services attended by 82nd Airborne Division and Special Forces soldiers and their families. $13 million was recently slashed from the budget that pays for training new Green Berets. We are hearing from every angle that we need more Special Forces, then we cut the budget used to train them. That is FUBAR at its best.
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