The U.S. plan to train Somali security forces at new military bases in Somalia is viewed as a strategy to expand Pentagon's presence and assertiveness, risking further conflict. Analysts express concerns about foreign involvement in Somalia amid the drawdown of the African Union mission. Black Americans' concerns about military operations impact are highlighted.
China is threatening our national security, yet this is what Blinken is worried about? The Biden Administration has its priorities twisted beyond belief. https://t.co/5ykvkCoP8Z
How the #Somaliland deal with #Ethiopia has rattled neighbors and foreign powers who want to maintain influence in the region, including the US: https://t.co/tYQcDGEzFV
“Continuing to ignore Black Americans’ longstanding concerns about the impact of military operations only risks deepening their alienation from U.S. policies abroad—and undermines their willingness to support their government in the future.” https://t.co/yZzeuoiZ8G
With the drawdown of the African Union sponsored “peacekeeping” mission, analysts have expressed apprehension about the expansive nature of foreign actor involvement in Somalia and the risk of Cold War-style competition fueling instability. @samar42 https://t.co/ZewDYqKZ2g
If the past several decades of U.S. mis-adventures in Somalia are any indication, expanding U.S. involvement risks perpetuating rather than minimizing further conflict, write @samar42 and Ahmed Ibrahim https://t.co/ZewDYqLwRO
How the US is playing its part in militarized jockeying by foreign powers in Somalia, and region. Must read @samar42 & Ahmed Ibrahim https://t.co/ZewDYqKZ2g
The U.S. can ill afford a new crisis in East Asia on top of the other conflicts that it is involved in, but its overly militarized approach to the region is not the way to avoid it, writes @DanielLarison https://t.co/XJFpHOxXzR
The new US-Somalia base deal is an indication of US positioning in an increasingly militarized jockeying by foreign powers in this strategic but troubled country and region, write @samar42 and Ahmed Ibrahim https://t.co/ZewDYqKZ2g
By relying so much on shows of force designed to intimidate China, the Biden administration increases the risk of a crisis, argues @DanielLarison https://t.co/XJFpHOxpKj
The US plan to train Somali security forces at newly-established military bases in Somalia is a back-door strategy to expand the Pentagon’s presence in Somalia, and position itself more assertively vis-à-vis other powers, write @samar42 and Ahmed Ibrahim https://t.co/ZewDYqKZ2g
"To pretend things are just as bad now as they were throughout American history is to disrespect the accomplishments of Black Americans." https://t.co/vQlIPulCoW
"...if the past several decades of U.S. mis-adventures in Somalia is any indication, expanding U.S. involvement risks perpetuating rather than minimizing further conflict." https://t.co/ZewDYqLwRO
ICYMI: "The U.S. can ill afford a new crisis in East Asia on top of the other conflicts that it is involved in, but its overly militarized approach to the region is not the way to avoid it." https://t.co/XJFpHOxpKj
"This is a troubling development that not only risks further militarizing Somalia and perpetuating endless war, but comes with the potential of exacerbating geopolitical rivalries at the expense of the needs and interests of ordinary Somalis." https://t.co/ZewDYqKZ2g