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KAMPALA (Reuters) – Somali Islamists said on Monday they had carried out two bomb attacks in Uganda that killed 74 soccer fans watching the World Cup final on television.
The explosions in the closing moments of Sunday's match ripped through a crowded restaurant and a rugby club in the capital Kampala.
Horrible yes. I hate Al Shabab ....
But Ugandan troops should not have been in Somalia to begin with. No one has learned from Ethiopia's attempts in Somalia clearly
You do know that islamofascism isn't even a legitimate term.
The Ugandan force is part of an African Union force that is there to try to bring stability to Somalia. I have no problem with Ugandan forces being in the southern part of Somalia where they are needed...
The religions of peace, at it again.
I have a issue with any foreign troops in Somalia.
It achieves nothing and only succeeds in radicalising a generation of Somalis.
People need to learn from Ethiopia's mistakes. Leave the South alone, they will find peace only when they get tired of fighting.
Except that it seems the provisional government WANTS them there. Furthermore, that is where the pirates are based. It is an international problem that requires an international (preferably African) solution...
Somalia is a classic example of a failed state. It is a territory with numerous tribal and ethnic rivalries. It lacks a government except in name only (the rump "government" is incapable of exercising jurisdiction and is seen by a large share of the population as illegitimate and worse). The area lacks the most basic institutions on which a nation depends: legal, political, and economic. Failed states are not very conducive to peacekeeping. Peacekeeping requires some basic institutions, so that efforts contribute toward keeping peace rather than trying to address the far more complex issues and violence associated with anarchy.
Now some of Somalia's pathologies (rivalries, animosities, hostilities) and anarchy are spilling into a larger slice of East Africa e.g., the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization responsible for the attack in Uganda is taking its fight to neighboring states. IMO, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya should focus on securing their regions that border Somalia rather than becoming involved in what is a failed state. Uganda could play a constructive role in helping those neighboring states do so.
Whether or not the international community needs to take and hold the Somali coastline due to rampant piracy is a separate issue. Personally, I believe a more robust naval deployment with escorts for ships would be preferable, as land forces would face instability and violence typical of failed states.
Anarchy in land, piracy at sea. It was inevitable, I'm just surprised it didn't occur earlier.
Define fascism, then define islam. Then come back to me with how you can collide the two into such a word.
What is the caliphate? Who would lead such a thing?
It is a form of fascism.
Somalia is a classic example of a failed state. It is a territory with numerous tribal and ethnic rivalries. It lacks a government except in name only (the rump "government" is incapable of exercising jurisdiction and is seen by a large share of the population as illegitimate and worse). The area lacks the most basic institutions on which a nation depends: legal, political, and economic. Failed states are not very conducive to peacekeeping. Peacekeeping requires some basic institutions, so that efforts contribute toward keeping peace rather than trying to address the far more complex issues and violence associated with anarchy.
Now some of Somalia's pathologies (rivalries, animosities, hostilities) and anarchy are spilling into a larger slice of East Africa e.g., the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization responsible for the attack in Uganda is taking its fight to neighboring states. IMO, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya should focus on securing their regions that border Somalia rather than becoming involved in what is a failed state. Uganda could play a constructive role in helping those neighboring states do so.
Whether or not the international community needs to take and hold the Somali coastline due to rampant piracy is a separate issue. Personally, I believe a more robust naval deployment with escorts for ships would be preferable, as land forces would face instability and violence typical of failed states.
I know what a caliphate is basically a government representing the unity of the Muslim world under Islamic law.
But no one can lead it hence why it will never happen - there is too many divisions amongst Muslims.
I agree with your assesment, however the goal is a theocratic fascist state is it not?
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