Ethiopia bogged down in Somalia

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 13:11 GMT

Ethiopia bogged down in Somalia

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has acknowledged
that his troops cannot withdraw from the conflict in Somalia.

Mr Meles said he had expected to withdraw his soldiers earlier
in the year, after Islamists had been driven out of the Somali
capital, Mogadishu.

But he said divisions within the Somali government had left it
unable to replace the Ethiopians, while not enough
peacekeepers had arrived.

Some 60% of Mogadishu residents have fled clashes in the city,
the UN says.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7114979.stm

[maxsolomon]

1. they went in at our behest, too

somalia is a quagmire. if you're not muslim, don't try & stabilize a muslim country by invading it. they don't take to occupations well.

ethiopia should get out just like the US should get out. now.