tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post116726394443203286..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Ethiopia and SomaliaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-1167548582545968662006-12-30T23:03:00.000-08:002006-12-30T23:03:00.000-08:00This little conflict is a good reminder of what th...This little conflict is a good reminder of what the Bush administration forgot about Iraq. War is contagious. It is poisonous. Once force displaces ordinary politics, it is very hard to revert. That is the core of the problem in Iraq as well. Military force alone cannot sort out these problems. Those who possess significant arms on the ground must be persuaded to return to a world where they will accept future political defeats without resorting to arms.  <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>// posted by<A><B> </B></A>LTGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-1167327659816876452006-12-28T09:40:00.000-08:002006-12-28T09:40:00.000-08:00Check out the CIA World Fact book entries for some...Check out the CIA World Fact book entries for some of these countries. The one on <A HREF="https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/et.html#top" REL="nofollow">Ethiopia</A>  might be a good place to start. Life is pretty hard for people there to begin with and you add war on top of it and you have a recipe for abject misery. <BR/><BR/>Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritria and Uganda have been famous for horror for decades.  <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>// posted by<A><B> </B></A>RBRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-1167277888652260172006-12-27T19:51:00.000-08:002006-12-27T19:51:00.000-08:00Thanks for the run down on this issue, RBR. I have...Thanks for the run down on this issue, RBR. I haven't followed it and know precious little about African politics, except that parts of the continent (such as the Congo) have been in constant war. I guess we should all start paying attention to what is going to be the next hot area. <BR/><BR/>FYI: Swahili is one of six new languages of interest. <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>// posted by<A><B> </B></A>USWestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com