why do american suppoting ethiopian troops?

Question

it was in 1993 the painful history of somalia when american troops fought against somali civilian.the president of USA at that time was the father of the current president.before that time there were no any hostility between somalia and US. when bilclinton become president he dropped out the troops from somalia..cos he was a real politician..but just in six months most of the south become peaceful then ethiopia invaded backing by US government. ethiopia and somalia are know together and in 1977 is in every ethiopian person..i think bush and his father come to president to make enemy rather to make friend. many people thought that bush and his father have a hostility to the somali people.. i know that thousands of people live in the US specially minnesota. where does this hostility came from?

Answer 1

The State department declared that is supported Ethiopia's decision to aid the U.N. recognized government that has been threatened by the Islamic Court militant group. There are no U.S. Troops fighting in Somalia. Because the Islamic Court militant group is openly seeking the aid of foreign Muslims, and allowing militant Muslims groups to join their group in a fight to over throw a recognized government, and establish a Taliban style government in Somalia. Ethiopia was asked by the recognized government of Somalia to come to their aid, and did. The U.S. diplomats are merely giving support by not giving political threats against Ethiopia for their acts.

Answer 2

Clinton was the President in 1993, he was elected in 1992, taking office January 1993. Just thought you might want to know... Clinton didn't pull out of Somalia because he was a "real politician," hr pulled out because he couldn't stand the confrontation.

Somalia has been in a Civil War for a long time. The Rebels are an al Qaeda sub-group. The Ethiopians are moving in to support the Internationally backed government. Like it or not, a militant Islamic Government in the horn of Africa is not something in the interest of the population there. The Ethiopians are doing something about it.

Answer 3

Revenge for dragging American bodies through Somalia in 1993.

Answer 4

The americans never learn from their mistakes. They are supporting warlords in Somalia who are backed by Ethiopia because the Ethiopians are Christian and the Somalis are muslim, even though the muslims have at last brought law and order to parts of somalia that they control.

Answer 5

Americans support Ethiopia because it is against Somalia which is a Islamic state. Thus, the support was because of Islamic extremism which is being eliminated by US as it is supporting terrorism.

Answer 6

I can't speak for America, but speaking for myself, I think we should not interfere with Somalia. That being said, I also think if we try to use Somalia as a lesson for our foreign policy, I think some of the "Crisis Situations" in the world would just work themselves out.

Answer 7

In this case, the UN and the US are on the same side. The Islamic courts forces seeming to be folding so fast that it's all a done deal in any case. IMO what happened in 1993 was a case of, "no good deed goes unpunished".

Answer 8

I think America has a fear of terrorism after the crashing of American cities on september11,2004. and also America entered in the problem of Afghanistan and Iraq that is not resolved as still as now adays. That is why still has afear of terrorists in Somalia after bombing those Embacies in Dareselam& Nairobi in 1998.

Answer 9

Unfortunately for Somalia, it is revenge time for America; revenge for dragging the US soldier in the streets of Mogadisu after the Black Hawk (helicopter) down incident.

Answer 10

how about this? americans are ignorant and don't care about ***** problems. that is truth