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Tag Archives: somalia
Intervention In Libya: An Awful Idea
This is a very bad, very stupid, very emotionally driven idea. The problems are obvious and should be to anyone with the slightest hint of intelligence. -Western air power will kill innocent civilians. -It will cost an extreme amount of … Continue reading
Posted in Libya, Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged arab league, bad, benghazi, eu, failure, gaddafi, intervention, libya, no-fly zone, rebels, resoultion, security council, somalia, stupid, support, tanks, UN, us, west
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Changing NATO
NATO is changing and its coming 20 years after it should have happened. Since the fall of communism, NATO has found itself increasingly irrelevant, its role as a self-defence pact seen more as a disadvantage then an advantage. The problems: … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Counter Insurgency (COIN), History, Iraq, Middle East, Politics, War
Tagged Afghanistan, britain, changes, coin, common, eufor, europe, european defence, france, history, Iraq, kosovo, nato, obama, obsolete, politics, somalia, soviet union, terrorism, war, warsaw pact
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It’s Not A Country
Can you imagine something like this happening here? Somalia just isn’t a country. Not really. You can’t put it on the same level as Ireland or any EU state or even large parts of modern Africa. When the (ahem) ‘democratic’ … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, War
Tagged failed state, mps, puntland, shooting, somalia, somaliland, tfg
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The Failed States Index: When Being Low Is The Goal
According to the annual tabulating of FPs Failed State Index, Ireland has risen three full places to 176. Oh no! In better news, that still leaves us 8th last (Being low in the table is a good thing, if that wasn’t clear). … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Politics, War
Tagged afganistan, chad, failed states index, fsi, Iraq, ireland, somalia, war
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