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You seem to be under the impression that my views w/re to Somalia have anything to do with altruism.

You've said in a couple of post that the ICU was a viable option in that country, it is not. They have connections to al qaeda. That should end any viability that you think they have.

The US needs to find an alternative to the Islamists.

Ann Coulter had a good alternative.

Paris is being over-ran with radical youts, burning cars and no go zones for non-muslims. They won't be satisfied until france is a Mogadishu.

You can't reason with radical islamist and al qaeda, you can only destroy them.

[Alter Kaker]

You've said in a couple of post that the ICU was a viable option in that country, it is not.

I did not use the word "viable," that's your word. I said they were a credible alternative in the eyes of the public, not from the perspective of the United States.

That's precisely the problem: given a choice between the Provisional Government / Ethiopia and the Islamic Courts Union, the majority of Somalis, and the vast majority of Mogadishu residents, will opt for the ICU.

The US needs to find a credible alternative to the ICU, because otherwise, they'll take over the second the Ethiopians leave.

[Alter Kaker]

Ann Coulter had a good alternative.

Well, ok, you go off to Mogadishu and report back on your missionary efforts.

I'll stay right here and look at reality-based options.