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2008-06-19 Africa Horn

Somalia fighting kills 17 despite peace pact

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Posted by Fred 2008-06-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Questions is do the Ethiopian/Somalia govt forces ever kill any bad guys? It's always civilians and police. Maybe they need to go on the offensive for a change instead of being sitting ducks?

Posted by Rightwing 2008-06-19 08:48|| 2008-06-19 08:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm surprised the US isn't helping out more with intelligence. We found the NVA trail/road system in Vietnam, and did some major damage. I'm sure we could find the infiltration routes in Somalia with drones, especially since there's no triple-canopy jungle to hide them. Ethiopia has an air force, and I'm sure they have at least a few better weapons they can drop. Start catching these rat-bas$$$$s where they regroup and re-arm.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-06-19 12:57|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-06-19 12:57|| Front Page Top

#3 We found the NVA trail/road system in Vietnam, and did some major damage.

The US also had significant assets in-theater, remember?

Doing the same for Somalia requires having assets nearby. The closest (at this point)would be Djibouti, and there likely aren't the types necessary for doing the job easily.

Posted by Pappy 2008-06-19 19:44|| 2008-06-19 19:44|| Front Page Top

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