Kenology on 15 April 2009
| Lolcislaw said: Somalia is not really a country anymore ,its a territory divided among different groups, warlords with some sort of goverment in a northern country, really messed up place sadly. |
The country was fine when UIC was in power, but Bush just couldn't take it - so he had his puppet (Meles Zenawi) go in and disrupt what little stability Somalia had in decades. There is huge economic potential in Somalia and loads of untapped oil reserves that have yet to see full scale exploitation. This is why the US has such an interest in the area. That and the fact that they're operation in '91 was a total failure. They lost. Many times when western powers lose, they don't forget and come back for round 2!
As for the northern half of Somalia - Somaliland - that territory is well governed and pretty much autonomous. The only thing missing really is international recognition.
