Not only are you a loon, you also have a comprehension problem. Since you can't read, let me help you. Somalia wasn't a US-led mission, it was always a UN-led one. UN's goal in Somalia to facilitate an immediate cessation of hostilities and the maintenance of a cease-fire throughout the country, and to promote the process of reconciliation and political settlement. were clearly outlined as noted in UNOSOM on April, 1992.
Actual US involvement began in August, 1992, with the US military airlift of aid to Somalia and Kenya.
Relief aid and peace keeping are not mutually inclusive. Read the answer above for an example.
Yeah, you neo-cons seem to suffer from selective memory.
"Bush buttures the American people and troops involved that this is not an open ended commitment; the objective is to quickly provide a secure environment so that food can get through to the starving Somalis, and then the operation will be turned over to the UN peacekeeping forces. He buttures the public that he plans for the troops to be home by Clinton's inauguration in January."
Pay special attention to the last line. Let me spell it out for you, just in case: H E(BUSH) A S S U R E S T H E P U B L I C T H A T H E (BUSH) P L A N S F O R T H E T R O O P S T O B E H O M E B Y C L I N T O N 'S I N A U G U R A T I O N I N J A N U A R Y.
You mean he didn't even bring home 4% of the troops as a token gesture, like Dumbya Sr did in Somalia? I guess they'll just have to relish in the fact that everyone returned home safe and sound.... not in body bags like Iraq.
It was NEVER a US-led operation. It was a UN-led mission from beginning. Bush agreed to the mission because it was his last attempt at saving grace of a failed presidency. With his approval rating hovering somewhere between Hell and China, he had nothing to lose.
Bush's insistence that it was purely a "humanitarian mission" was just lip service. He knew he couldn't deliver what he promised, such as returning the troops home by Clinton's inauguration.
The only reason Bush kept referring it to as a "humanitarian mission" was an attempt to absolve himself of any future blame should the mission fail. His excuse would be, "I just wanted to feed them!" What a cop-out.
What part of UN resolution do you not comprehend? You neo-cons wish you could pin this on Clinton, but it was Bush's decision to send 25,000 US troops in to the hornet's nest.
Clinton didn't initiate anything. Read the following again.
"On April, 1992, the United Nations Security Council established a UN Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) to "facilitate an immediate cessation of hostilities and the maintenance of a cease-fire throughout the country, and to promote the process of reconciliation and political settlement."
Got it? No? Read it again. Repeat.
Read this too about 500 times: "On May, 1993, the UN officially took control and responsibility for operations in Somalia."
Thank god Clinton was elected. He had the foresight to see that Somalia was a monumental error and corrected Bush's mistake by bringing home every single US soldier. If Bush had been re-elected, he would've commited more troops and waited till every last US soldier came home in a bodybag... kinda like Jr with Iraq.
You mean the rebellion that occured in 1991? The one where Bush incited them to revolt? They mistakenly believed Bush would back them up militarily and were mbuttacred. Their ancient rifles were obviously no match for Saddam's helicopter gunships.
When you think about it, Bush administrations have been responsible for more rests of Iraqis than Saddam. In the rebellion, Bush didn't even enforce the No-Fly Zones where the gunships were allowed to fly and mow down the rebellion. I guess Bush wanted them dead as much as Saddam did.
You obviously have no clue what 12 years of sanctions and UN inspections had on Iraq. Google "WMDs in Iraq" and you'll have a clue.
So? Like US can control its own border to the south?
Several of the
By definition, "weak" countries can not posses nuclear weapons.
Yeah, the US underestimated them back in 1950 too. N. Koreans captured Seoul in three days and over 95% of the southern peninsula within a month.
A million of the most loyal, well-fed, well-equiped, and highly motivated troops. The third largest military in the world. North Korea's Special Operations Forces are the largest in the world. They consist of over 100,000 elite personnel.
Damn, are you really this clueless. Did you know that South's capitol, Seoul, is only 25 miles from the DMZ? That's well within distance of the North's 8,000 artillery systems, currently garrisoned within 100 miles of DMZ. Their artillery force of over 12,000 self-propelled and towed weapon systems could sustain up to 500,000 rounds an hour for several hours. They could literally destroy Seoul and other major cities in a matter of hours!
Again, clueless. North Korea's navy has more than 800 ships. Air force has over 1,600 aircrafts. Their ballistic missile inventory includes over 500 SCUDs of various types. They continue to produce and deploy medium-range 'No Dongs' capable of striking United States bases in Japan.
Um, no. Actually, they view North Korea as a way to strengthen their ties with the US. When North Korea acts up, who does the US turn to to be their diplomatic go-between? Russia and China.
Nevermind. You've obviously confused yourself by deleting relevent content.
Except missiles and nuclear technology to anyone with hard currency.
Saddam sure stiffed a lot of planters then. LOL!
It is racist, when they also export minerals, metallurgical products, textiles, missiles, narcotics and counterfeit items such as cigarettes, pharmaceuticals and US currency to the tune of over $1.2 BILLION a year. That's quite a lot of squid, eh?
South Korea is a
You should know what a neo-con is by now.
Um, wrong again. The main reason for famine in North Korea was due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had supplied them with much of their economic aid since 1945. China was more of a diplomatic ally rather than an economic one.
Like when Eastern Europe fell? See any humanitarian disasters there?
Maybe Bush is waiting for them to be disarmed and defenseless before invading. I wonder what the battle cry will be then.... "they got dried squids!" LOL!
