Should the UN send help to Somalia?

[Joelcool7]

Somalia has been in a constant state of civil war since the 90's. But a few years ago Muslim extremist groups banded together to over throw the democratic government. At first the Government was able to hold its own but very quickly the country deteriorated even further into chaose then ever before. The Government then begged Ethiopia to come to its rescue and Ethiopia sent over a hundred thousand troops into Somalia.

Over the course of a few years Ethiopia was able to restore Government control in most of the capital Mogadishu. However the toll was getting to hard for Ethiopia to bear loosing thousands of men Ethiopia decided to consider themselves victorious and pull out. Almost as soon as Ethiopia left the Government returned to collapse the insurgents took Baidoa the home of the Somali parliament.

Intense fighting continued untill today when the Somali Government only controls the airport and a few blocks of the capital Mogadishu. Now as Ethiopia pulled out the African Union sent in a peace keeping force of 8,000 troops these troops were to keep the peace in Mogadishu. However quickly the country fell apart and the government heads ran for cover in Mogadishu.

Off the coast of Somalia is the biggest pirate infestation in the world. These pirates take shelter in Somalia and capture passing ships. Alongside the pirates Al-Qaida trains terrorists in Somalia and dispatches them around the world. Somalia has destabalized into a failed state.

So the AU finally begged the UN to deploy a peace keeping force or peace making force. With dozens to hundreds of people dying daily in fighting and the pirates and Al-Qaida taking over the country side you'd think that the UN would dispatch peace keepers. But no the UN couldn't agree to send help so they abandoned the AU.

Now we all know that the UN tried to stabalize Somalia in the past and failed. But with Somalia becoming a growing threat to democracy and to the world, shouldn't the UN deploy a peace keeping force? And if not Somalia shouldn't America or Nato deploy some kind of force to stop the blood shed and restore peace and order?

What will it take a massive suicide bombing, to finally get the UN or America to realize Somalia needs help?