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The country has been existing in a state of relative anarchy since 1991. Holding the "government" accountable is laughable. When the area fell into anarchy the international community's response was to take advantage of the loose restrictions and lack of government and use the coast as a dumping ground for toxic waste.
Bombing the crap out of these people and claiming their government should have controlled them when there's been no government and basic anarchy for 20 years is pretty stupid.
We need to nation build. Which I know, folks hate. We need to support the new government, help it maintain stability so some law and order can begin to reign as well as create new means of existence for the people. Young men who can no longer survive as their ancestors did -fishing- need other options and opportunities. We need to rebuild a Somalia state. Anything short of that will be disastrous and lead to pointless bloodshed.
Westerners have no business rebuilding an African state, especially an Islamic one haha. We would insist Democracy, and we would see the emergence of an Islamic Theocracy and we would complain.
We believe in State over Religion.
They believe in Religion over State.