Somalia, what's the answer?

[Joseph]

Originally posted by techumseh
I may have misinterpreted the movie, but it seemed to me to be a warning. I didn't know the US military had a veto over it's contents, or that others had seen it as pro-US. I thought that since the US got a bloody nose from an ill-advised military action and had to pull out of the country as a result was the point.

@Geronimo, it was unauthorized by higher authorities. The US was there at the UN's request to oversee the distribution of food aid. The local commander on the ground decided on his own authority to organize a raid to capture a local warlord.

@Darius871, BHD was released on January 18, 2002, the US attacked Iraq in March of 2003, so the movie was released a year and a bit before.

Sorry it was Clinton who authorized the raid to get the Warlord that was not letting the food get to the people.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Victor Galis


Which democracies would those be?

Democracy is no guarantee that Islamists won't come to power and take over stuff. I don't understand what part of that the neocons didn't understand. Democracy isn't a magic bullet that solves everything. Let's not forget that democracy brought us a Hamas government and that Iranian guy whose name I can never spell right

It's important to remember that the Iranian George Bush was "elected" from a very short list put forth by the powers that be in Iran. It's like calling the Soviet Union a democratic state simply because they had "elections".

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Geronimo


What would an "authorized raid" be?


I would assume nobody is ever invited to "raid".

I got invited on a panty raid once, but got my knickers in a twist and was never invited on another.

[SlowwHand]

Somalia, what's the answer?
Things that global warming causes.

I think there's a relationship value here.

[Donegeal]

Re: Somalia, what's the answer?

Originally posted by Lancer
Terrorist training ground, possible hiding place of Bin Laden, run by gangs on a good day, extremeist moslems on a bad one. What to do?

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. Its the only way to be sure."

(It had to be said)