Posted on 06/06/2006 6:49:15 PM PDT by Trueblackman
On FOX tonight I noticed they mentione that the UN has troops in the region to prevent this sort of thing.
Seems like a bit of an overstatement.
"... the UN has troops in the region to prevent this sort of thing"
HA !
Yes I think most would agree, but I wanted the detractors to understand what this meant to Al-Oeade.
Altogether, I'd rather be in Jerusalem.
BTTT
ROFLMAO!!!
Good post. Nicely subtle.
The fall of Somalias Capital City of Mogadishu is a symbolic victory for the forces of Osama Bin Ladens Al-Qaeda Terrorist Organization and is yet another setback for the United Nations.
The advent of the UN was another setback for the UN. Does the UN have any major successes at all? What a worthless turd of an organization. Beyond worthless actually, harmful to humankind with it's liberal/communist/socialist agenda and false securities.
Sadly, it's not. Mogadishu is the model for Islamic victory that Usama often refers to. Al Qa'ida has long felt that the lessons of Somalia apply directly to Iraq and other areas. The symbolic fall of Mog, and in all likelihood, the rest of Somalia, to the Islamic court militias, will be staggering in terms of Sunni extremist lore.
They know that for political reasons we'll no more go back to Somalia than we would invade Vietnam. It's a symbolic victory for Al Qa'ida as much as it is the creation of a new safe haven. Somalia a monument to our weakness of resolve, and lack of will to fight to the bitter end. The fall of Somalia will be seen as vindication of Bin Laden's philosophy in extremist circles.
"While some of the citys war weary residents (mostly supporter of the now defeated clans) have protested the takeover, many residents are now prepared to accept the authority of the rebels as long as a sense of some normalcy returns to their city."
Normalcy? As long as daily beheadings can be called "normalcy" I guess they get what they want.
Given Africa's mineral wealth, Al-Qeade could fund itself for years to come and the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US as Marty would say.
That is what I am trying to say here and thank you Steel for seeing that point.
The whole thing is about state-supported terrorism and its proxy armies. Always has been. We went into Afghanistan to end one such monstrosity and into Iraq to prevent another.
Somalia has been an entryway for Arab culture into Africa for a very long time now - it's only a 150-mile boat ride across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen. It is no surprise at all that militant Islam should take hold in this chaotic environment. People suffering such will accept any order that may be imposed by force, and that's fascism's strong suit. That order will now be Shari'a. Will this be better or worse for the Somalians than the previous chaos? Well, was Nazi Germany better for the Germans than the Weimar Republic?
There have been half-hearted attempts on the part of Reuters, et al to claim this as a loss for the U.S. because we were supporting the warlords, neatly forgetting that we were trading shots not so very long ago. It isn't. It's a loss for the world.
They must have sent the French.
Of course they do! Just look at Korea! And the Oil for Food program! Both notable, and noble, actions on behalf of the UN!
Must have been and now Osama has a base of operations once again, I say he will be moving in a few months.
Well, if it is of such extreme strategic importance, than why the heck don't we just flatten Mog? Not that I'm disagreeing with you, it's just that we need to let Al Qaeda know that we can beat them wherever we wish and/or where they think we can't. I'm starting to believe very strongly that people need to know that they have been defeated.
The UN has troops? Who knew? LOL!
Yeah, sorry, I didn't elaborate. I meant successes for freedom, goodness, and the 'good guys.' ; )
LOL
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