BF2S Forums I smell proxy war

DesertFox423 wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

Are they carrying out this attack on behalf of the US (who have failed there before, have a populace currently hostile to further military action and don't really have the resources to do anything themselves outside of Iraq and Afghanistan at the moment)?

If so what did the US promise to give them?

I don't see how you make that connection and I hope to God you are not relating it to 1993.

DesertFox423 wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

Isn't it about time the west stopped mucking about in other nations affairs?

You haven't established that to be true yet for this occurrence.

[RDH]Warlord wrote:

Yeah, while it may not be true for this specific case, it is true for others.  One that gets me mad in particular, Israel.

So when did this "recent" invasion of Somalia happen?  Maybe I'm just so ignorant recently but I heard nothing.  If it happened before 2000 (when I became more politically active and world-wise), then that is why.

CameronPoe wrote:

Recently Ethiopia, for reasons not entirely made clear in the media, decided to attack Somalia. It succesfully took several key towns before marching triumphantly into the capital Mogadishu, allowing the UN-recognised government-in-exile to enter the capital for the first time in years. The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) which had established itself as a stabilising force in the country, and had turned the seemingly perpetual chaos that existed into an admittedly oppressive peace (but peace and stability nonetheless), fled into the mountains never having seriously engaged the Ethiopian forces. The UIC are now staging their insurgency with hit and run attacks on Ethiopian troops and the Ethiopians are complaining that they haven't got the funds to commit to keeping the peace or stabilising the country.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/africa … 56010.html

I have a few questions:

Why did Ethiopia really attack Somalia, especially given how impoverished they are (as they are now harping on about)?

What did they have to gain or hope to gain?

Are they carrying out this attack on behalf of the US (who have failed there before, have a populace currently hostile to further military action and don't really have the resources to do anything themselves outside of Iraq and Afghanistan at the moment)?

If so what did the US promise to give them?

How long will it be before Somalia descends into chaos again?

It kind of reminds of the movie 'Lord of War'. To me it seems as though Ethiopia have been put up to this task by a mysterious external party....

Isn't it about time the west stopped mucking about in other nations affairs?

CameronPoe wrote:

How long will it be before Somalia descends into chaos again?

sergeriver wrote:

I won't comment on this, because I don't want "some" people to tell me anti-American, and besides I have no proof only a theory.

CameronPoe wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

Elamdri wrote:

They've had a reprieve from chaos? In my understanding, you have to have actually had stability to have chaos again.

Even the government only had control of one of its towns we all know it's the great Satan's fault.

Somalia's state is no fault of the US.

Last edited by Kmarion (2007-01-03 12:41:43)

CameronPoe wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

Somalia's state is no fault of the US.

My sarcasm eluded you.

Edit: Mt sarcasm..lol

Sometimes it's hard to tell with Americans like usmarine2007 and Fancy_Pollux on the forum who say things like that and genuinely mean it!

TeamZephyr wrote:

It is possible that they were afraid that the brutal Islamic system in Somalia would try and cross the border....

Major_Spittle wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

Isn't it about time the west stopped mucking about in other nations affairs?

Is Ethiopia "west" of Somalia?

You would be the first to whine if the US ever got out of other people's bussiness.  Me thinks Ireland doesn't have the military to keep ANYONE from pwning it, so stop hiding behind the US while sucker punching it.