First off, a personal aside. I know what the long range strategy says, but it still pains me to see "U.S. backed" in front of "Somali militia." Seeing our dead being dragged through the streets gave me a Ramses attitude towards Somalia.

You know, the part where it says "and still Pharaoh's heart was hardened."

Anyway, it seems Mogadishu has been captured by the Islamists.

I found this the most interesting part:

"It is exactly the same thing that happened with the rise to power of the Taliban" in
Afghanistan, he said, adding that the extremists are "using the people's weariness of violence, rape and civil war" to gain support for a government based on Islamic law.

Of course, once Islamic law is established, the people will rejoice in the violence, rape, and uncivil war that Sharia brings.

This is pure idle historical speculation on my part, but Somalia may shape up to be a repeat of Iraq. We should have marched to Baghdad in the first Gulf War and removed Saddam, and we should have exacted fierce retribution after the Battle of Modadishu aka Blackhack Down.

But, Mark Steyn says it best:

A superpower that wallows in paranoia and glorifies self-loathing cannot endure and doesn't deserve to.

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