[uncbob]

but Bush Sr. deserves his share of the blame as well.

Well yes and no

A VERY Strong leader could have resisted but with the constant drumbeat night after night of starving people children on the TV news it was impossible to ignore

Once again the MSM screws up everything

[Longbow1969]

A VERY Strong leader could have resisted but with the constant drumbeat night after night of starving people children on the TV news it was impossible to ignore

It is his job to resist pressure to commit US troops needlessly and where we have no national security interests.

I grant you that Bush Sr. was not a very strong leader, but he really should have known better than to get us involved in Somalia.

Once again the MSM screws up everything

Agreed.