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To: greenspirit who wrote (65242)	12/5/1999 10:42:00 AM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 108807

LOL! You took the bait Michael. nihil knows what happened in Somalia. Those 18 troopers died for political expediency and because our current CIC despises the military. JLA

To: greenspirit who wrote (65242)	12/5/1999 10:45:00 AM
From: jbe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Michael, you puzzle me. According to the link you supplied in an earlier post, the operation in Somalia was a success. clw.org So -- do we nail Clinton for this one, or do we praise him? And aren't there different standards for judging the outcome of wartime military actions and of those linked to peace-keeping operations? Just asking.... Joan

To: greenspirit who wrote (65242)	12/6/1999 4:47:00 AM
From: nihil	Respond to of 108807

Sorry you can't read. Here is a quote from your beloved site. Bush, as usual, was lying in the last line. He was laying a trap that Clinton couldn't escape without violating Bush's word. Very much like Eisenhower with the Bay of Pigs. With only weeks left in his term as president, George Bush responds to the UN request, proposing that US combat troops lead an international UN force to secure the environment for relief operations. On December 5 [1972], the UN accepts his offer, and Bush orders 25,000 US troops into Somalia. On December 9th, the first US Marines land on the beach. Bush assures the American people and troops involved that this is not an open ended commitment; the objective is to quickly provide a secure environment so that food can get through to the starving Somalis, and then the operation will be turned over to the UN peacekeeping forces. He assures the public that he plans for the troops to be home by Clinton's inauguration in January.