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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 15
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    The US is currently waging an intense multi-year bombing campaign in Somalia (at least 46 airstrikes so far in 2019) with little-or-no independent verification of civilian casualties. Perhaps that has contributed to the "brokenness" of the country? Just a theory

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 15
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        Of course you can't blame every problem in Somalia on the US. That would be ridiculous. But it's even more ridiculous to ignore that the US is an active combatant in a war currently raging in Somalia, and just pretend that all its internal problems exist in a vacuum

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 15
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        In addition to regular airstrikes, there are currently 500-600 US troops in Somalia, plus an unknown number of contractors. Did you even know that? US officials say the current "training mission" (euphemism for combat) won't be complete till 2026. Sound familiar?

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jul 15
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        Here's an idea. US government officials should take responsibility for what their government is doing in foreign countries, rather than use the problems in those countries to score cheap partisan political points

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      2. Gay American Nationalist‏ @AntiEstabli1989 Jul 15
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        To be fair many of Somalias problems can also be blamed on the Soviet Union betraying them in favor of an Ethiopian alliance, Somalias war and support of rebel groups in the Somalian areas of Ethiopia (leading to their defeat), which led to civil war and eventual US support.

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      3. Jody Highroller‏ @Jody_JoJoRoller Jul 15
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        You are a smart man and well versed in Somali history. Don’t forget the British involvement in dividing Somalia into 5 pieces.

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      2. A Random Joe‏ @OutsideDog Jul 15
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        Because it was peachy keen prior to US involvement

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      3. BEN123L‏ @BEN123L Jul 15
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        somalia was an amazing place

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      2. John Orona‏ @Oaknutjohn Jul 16
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        Way to dodge all nuance

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      1. ParatrooperJJ‏ @ParatrooperJJ Jul 15
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        It was worse in the 90s.

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      1. Westly Penny‏ @westlypenny Jul 15
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        1) The US military puts an enormous amount of effort into avoiding collateral damage. There are *hours* of combat footage on YouTube and elsewhere illustrating this reality. 2) The idea that the US is responsible for Somalia's status as a complete failure is absurd.

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      1. Nancy Volle‏ @NancyVolle Jul 15
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        Unfortunately Obama was doing the same thing. The most powerful people in both the Republican & Democratic party are appallingly corrupt. (1) https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/02/exclusive-u-s-operates-drones-from-secret-bases-in-somalia-special-operations-jsoc-black-hawk-down/ … (2) https://www.thenation.com/article/cias-secret-sites-somalia/ … (3)https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/world/africa/obama-somalia-secret-war.html …

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      2. closet con  🇮🇳 🇺🇸‏ @SukiRavan Jul 15
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        Uh no. Somalia has been fucked up for decades due to a combination of complete lawlessness and rule by warlords, extreme religious radicalism and militarism, tribal society , extreme poverty, enmity with the rest of the world,piracy, etc etc. that’s why they are bombed.

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      3. BEN123L‏ @BEN123L Jul 15
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        they also outlawed farming

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      1. IrvingFisher‏ @IrvingFisher16 Jul 15
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        At some point, if we drop enough bombs, it will all come out fine.

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      1. Matt‏ @MatthewMaryland Jul 15
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        We shouldn't be bombing in Somalia. But we did not break it.

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      1. villadifrid‏ @villadifrid Jul 15
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        May be. But Somalia has been broken for a very long time.

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      1. TheMoralCase‏ @CaseMoral Jul 15
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        Michael, That's probably an over simplification of the issues in Somalia.

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      1. Niki2018‏ @Niki20181 Jul 15
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        Yep, it all started on humanitarian pretext, no more 'helping' other nations.

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