Sort of my ass. (pardon my french) Somalia is filled to the rafters with al qaeda. What's wrong with you and what are you trying to pull?
Look at your wording. 'Sort of', 'a chance', 'might eventually'. Are you an apologist or an enabler?
I suspect that Al Qaeda might just now take over.
I cannot believe what I'm reading concerning your post. al qaeda HAS taken over. Does the name Abduallahi Moalim Ali, ring any bells? How about Abdirahman Janaqow? The ICU is al qaeda and all your window dressing won't change that fact. Somalia's islamic thugs are giving sanctuary to our enemies.
Your view of the facts differs dramatically from the views of the CIA, the DoD Africa Command, the FBI and the US State Department. Somalia isn't "filled to the rafters with Al Qaeda." However, it could be soon, as the country's Islamists are being radicalized by the unbelievably unpopular Ethiopian occupation.
Right now, radical Islamists, a few of whom do have ties to Al Qaeda, represent the only credible alternative to the Ethiopian occupation. That needs to change or else you will see a terror state emerge in the southern part of the country, as well as in Mogadishu whenever the Ethiopians withdraw.