The bloody al-Shabab attacks in Uganda underline that the US cannot simply outsource policing the Somali failed state
Last Sunday, during the World Cup final, suicide bombers struck two targets in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and turning a global celebration into an unspeakable tragedy. The Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which targeted both a rugby centre frequented by foreigners and an Ethiopian restaurant. The bombers targeted Uganda because it is a leader in the African Union-led military force in Somalia backing the country's unpopular and fragile western-supported government.
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I think the author has forgotten how it was only a few short years ago that AMerica did "engage" with Somalia and helped destroy the UIC who had come into control of much of the south.
Then a few years later, they pulled out and parts of the UIC were returned to power, except that others had splintered away to form groups such as al-Shabab.
It is America's and Ethiopia "engaging" with the country that has got it to where it is now.
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.