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First, Siyaad Barre's war with Ethiopia was JUST. He was stopping Mengistu's brutal, savagery occupation of Somali Galbeed. He went there to rescue Somali Galbeed and bring it back to Somali hands. Somalia's military reached all the way to Dire Dawa and controlled portions of it. The only reason why Somalia lost that war was due to Soviet Union involvement. They would've bombarded Mogadishu and completely occupy the entire country of Somalia, hadn't Siyaad Barre retreat from Somali Galbeed.KOW,
But both men seized power in 1969, were committed Socialists, took their nations into wars against their neighbors which they lost, developed a one party state and fought bitter battles to remain in power even though the odds were not in their favor.


Siyaad Barre was funding and equipping the WSLF from 1975 to 1988. In 1988, Siyaad Barre and Mengistu signed a Peace Treaty. They both agreed to STOP funding and equipping the WSFL (from Somalia side) and SNM (from Ethiopia side).KOW,
That is bull. We could have continued to train, fund, and equip the Western Somali Liberation Force to step up its campaign for independence.
There was no need to attack Ethiopia directly.






Murax,
Free people are free to do dumb shid.

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