Ethiopian forces halfway to Mogadishu
If you've been listening to the news lately, you have probably heard that Ethiopia, which is 66% Orthodox Christian, is invading Somalia, currently ruled mostly by a gaggle of Islamist militias.
Well, Ethiopian forces now say that they are halfway to Mogadishu
"MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday it was halfway to crushing Somali Islamists as its forces advanced on the religious movement's Mogadishu stronghold after a week of war in the Horn of Africa."
It's of course, always good news to hear that Islamic militants are being defeated. However, this quote seems ominous, in light of the situation in Iraq:
"Islamists countered that they were ready for a long war and any attempt to oust them would prove disastrous for their foes."
Ethiopia should learn from American mistakes. Namely, don't occupy. If Ethiopia wants to overthrow the Islamist "government" it should do so, quickly replace it with another one, and then get the hell out of dodge.
US strategists, too, have a lesson to learn from this: Direct conflict is not the only way to win the War on Terror. Shrewd use of local allies, and minimal direct application of American military force, could be the road to victory.
Well, Ethiopian forces now say that they are halfway to Mogadishu
"MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday it was halfway to crushing Somali Islamists as its forces advanced on the religious movement's Mogadishu stronghold after a week of war in the Horn of Africa."
It's of course, always good news to hear that Islamic militants are being defeated. However, this quote seems ominous, in light of the situation in Iraq:
"Islamists countered that they were ready for a long war and any attempt to oust them would prove disastrous for their foes."
Ethiopia should learn from American mistakes. Namely, don't occupy. If Ethiopia wants to overthrow the Islamist "government" it should do so, quickly replace it with another one, and then get the hell out of dodge.
US strategists, too, have a lesson to learn from this: Direct conflict is not the only way to win the War on Terror. Shrewd use of local allies, and minimal direct application of American military force, could be the road to victory.
posted by Ben-T | 5:23 AM
1 Comments:
actually there is no islamist government in Somalia, there is a secular government which has no power. the islamists were attempting to take over Somalia, which was successful until the current Somali government backed by Ethiopian forces decided to push them out. so its a slightly different situation than Iraq.
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