[quote="Galol"]"Tactical withdrawal is the key word here"
Muslim Man
That statement brings back really bad old memories.
I was a teenage lad in 1978 when I first read that awful statement. "We made tactical withdrawals..here and there..forced by heavy bombardment.." Somali Army General on `NewsWeek' magazine, December? 1978)
Even then I realised we were defeated. Time you and your Wadaads realised it too. The game is over guys. You have been done. So join the new Somalia or sulk and become enemies of the people.[/quote]
Galol,
I am sure Somalia's withdrawal from Ethiopia was a painful moment for millions of patriotic Somalis, but facing the odds that were presented to the Somali government at the time, the SNA had no other choice but to retreat back to pre-'77 territory.
The UIC's retreat was also a difficult one because it led to Somalia's current demise. A defeat is when all leadership is either captured, killed or flees and there is no longer an opposing army to speak of.
The UIC's leadership is still intact and they have thousands of their troops in southern Somalia, thus no defeat!




