Postby knet » Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:09 pm
The price we pay for this war on "Terror" has surpassed mountains and it's not even our war. We are fighting the West's war, and surely it's a dead end trap.
13 years Super Powers have been waging a war they promised would bring Taliban to a complete end in Afghanistan only for the United States to beg for Negotiations with Taliban so they can leave peacefully.
Have we not asked our selves what we are doing waging a war even the Super Powers have come to realize can not be won?
Close to a Million well armed men were sent to Afghanistan, with the most high tech Military equipment, training, and intelligence. Well over a Trillion dollars spent and the Taliban is the last man standing.
So for you nomads to even fathom tribally based, beyond poorly paid Somali security forces to ever coming close to defeating or destroying Al Shabaab is beyond a joke. The only reason the Somali Government in Mogadishu itself hasn't been destroyed yet is due to the fact it's existence is guarded by well armed and well paid African Union forces that are well over 25,000 today.
Conclusion: Since the west have realized it cannot win the "War On Terror" it has started a containment war business. African countries and their soldiers are being paid well to do everything they can to contain Al Shabaab within the Somali border. The result of this is the ordinary Somali shouldering daily suicide attacks, drone strikes and their women getting raped daily by AU Adoon troops.
There is no one to blame but our political leadership for this trap we find ourselves in today. Those that do not have a solution for the political worldwide crisis Somalia finds itself in need to step a side so those who do have solutions can raise to the occasion.