Michael Wise wrote in message ...
In article . net,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

I don't remember exatly what Walt said but *I* blame GHB
for sending American Troops into Somalia without any
exit strategy. Clearly GHB was not concerned with how
to get our people out of that situation and the fact that
Clinton fell into the trap and made the situation worse
does nothing to exhonorate GHB of using our troops as
pawns to spite Clinton for wining the election.


Exit strategy? Wasn't the exit strategy "do the job, then leave"?

Is there any reason to suppose that a withdrawal or the forces from
Somalia would not have resulted in a restoration of the power of
the warlords and a return of the famine?


Wasn't is George Herbert Hoover Bush who began the mission with an
amphibious landing of Marines and SEALs in full cammy face paint and
weapons at the ready with CNN TV crews on the beach filming the start of
the "humanitarian" mission?


That was a very embarassing moment. As was 'securing' the Mogadishu
airport which was already under UN control. Organising the early
stages of the operation as a training exercise seemed to sort of
miss the point of the effort.

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FF