Word: mogadishu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...thug Aidid stands in the way of peace." -- U.N. LEAFLET DROPPED OVER MOGADISHU BY U.S. HELICOPTERS...
...reversed course in Somalia, saying it now seeks a political solution to the problems there. Shifting to what he called a "stand-down position" and signaling that the U.S. would no longer try to apprehend Mohammed Farrah Aidid, President Clinton ordered the withdrawal of 750 U.S. Army Rangers from Mogadishu...
Americans, obsessed today with the image of a soldier's pale body dragged through the streets of Mogadishu, will find the power struggle in Russia a bigger worry in the long run. After the U.S. is out of Somalia, Yeltsin's foes will still be everywhere in Russia. The atavistic forces may have lost last week, but they will reorganize and wait for another opportunity...
...Like most people, Bill Clinton is uncomfortable with what he doesn't know and avoids dealing with it. Fortunately for him, the nation he leads usually cares more about Madonna than Mogadishu; its turn inward following the cold war's end coincides neatly with the President's passion for domestic affairs. In even the most arcane of those areas, Clinton's expertise is astonishing, and he long ago articulated his formula for success: "You do your homework, you chart clear goals, you make sure all the parts mesh, and then, even though you have to bend some to get stuff...
...people. With its bloodshed and starvation, Somalia has been a tragedy. But there are many tragedies in the world. The U.S. will help the U.N. peacekeepers as it can, but the U.S. will not allow itself to become another fighter-killer among factions in the streets and alleys of Mogadishu. Americans have better things to do, in places where they can help...