[kidd]

Oh good grief. The Black Hawk Down incident occurred during the nation building phase of the marine deployment. Whether the marines were watching a locked warehouse or playing ping-pong has nothing to do with it. The main objective at the time that the Americans were killed was to oust a warlord, not feed the hungry. The author of the article is misleading.

[Demidog]

The Black Hawk Down incident occurred during the nation building phase of the marine deployment.

No. You are confused. It was the Rangers. That is the point.