Yes, President Abdullahi Yusuf is doing the right thing by staying above the current tribalist political quagmire. He is also right to maintain his serious statesmanÂ’s image and work diligently for the collective interest of the Somali people without getting to the nitty-gritty daily squabbles with the warlords. Having said that, his plan still stands...
...Which is to occupy southern Somalia and later northern Somalia inch by inch, which means Abdullahi Yusuf and his supporters will be seeing to that, while the international community (US, IGAD, etc.) will contribute money, manpower, military hardware and diplomatic support.
In that meantime, however, he'll continue to work behind close doors toward his plan by:
1- Extracting as much revenues as he could from his supporters
2- Garnering as much international military, financial and diplomatic supports as he could master in order to realize this very plan
3- Showing the international community that he is a victim who is dealing with unruly challengers, that need a firm and stern hands to met them out mercilessness
4- Presenting the capital as a heaven of internationally organized crime heavens and religious fanatics that needs international military intervention on behalf of the TFG
5- Acquireing international publicity, After all he is a strong man who can bring peace and stability throughout Somalia if and when he gets the international support of military, financial, diplomacy and recognition.
6- Winning over the heart and mind of the regional countries who have been trying lucklessly to intervene militarily in Somalia on behalf of his government
His already gotten the United Nations sympathetic ears and finally convinced them to lift the army embargoes that have been imposed on Somalia throughout its period of civil war and instabilities...the rest will follow in due time INSHA ALLAH!
Ee...as the saying goes “Don't hate the player, hate the game.”
