The Somalia Crossroads

‘Scenarios projected for the next few months range from complete collapse of the internationally backed government, on the one extreme, to significant weakening of the insurgent forces through defections, on the other. What is certain is that outside forces, including the United States, will need flexibility and patience as well as good intentions to avoid mistakes that could make the situation much worse. Unfortunately, there is no sure formula for getting it right.
The Obama administration currently tilts toward diplomacy and pragmatism. On April 11, the Washington Post reported that some in the U.S. military are “frustrated by what they see as a failure to act” and are advocating air strikes against insurgent training camps.
But on April 13, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, speaking at the Marine Corps War College in the midst of the pirate hostage crisis, stressed that “there is no purely military solution” to Somali piracy.’

Read an overview on US likely response to Somalia crisis. (In These Times)

Written by: SID

Filed Under: Conflict, Somalia and The Horn

Tags: US options

Trackback URL: http://www.sidint.net/the-somalia-crossroads/trackback/

About SID

Get in touch with SID via Email