Kismaayo21 wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:54 pm
Waachis wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2017 5:41 pm
I know they are two different things, but the fact is, are there rules in war, especially in the horn of Africa?
Did Somalis care that Ethiopia was going through internal turmoil when they attacked in the 1977-1978 war?
So why complain when under-handed tactics are used against you? When Ethiopia was a little more stable, in the 1963 war, Ethiopia won.
I know I am a part of Ethiopia, geographically, but until I see my people getting equal rights; I won't make myself and the Ethiopian state synonymous. Oromos, for the most part, like the Afars, the Sidama, the Konso, and others, are still marginalized people in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia until now has always represented a handful of abyssinian elites (it was shewan amhara-oromo yesterday, and is tigrayan today).
Once I see Oromos sharing in the power, in relations to their numerical strength and the majority of natural resources that they contribute, than I can relate myself to the Ethiopian state.
I still support one Ethiopia, because the situation could be worse, but I do not support the actions of the government, unless they are fighting poverty.
SNA was brave, nobody denied that, the somali people in general are very brave warriors, but not organized and not united, much like their neighbors the oromo-the afar-etc. the semitic people [amhara, tigrayans, eritrean semitic groups] seem to be more organized with a tradition of having a centralized government/and of course getting the aid and sympathy of white europe
That's all that's there to discuss. Your internal politics does not concern us. You have meddled in ours for 27 years but it's okay, we take it to the chin, and we also take accountability for it as Somalis. We know who our enemies are. And we know how to deal with the issue
I suggest you also take the 77 loss to the chin, and take responsibility for any of your shortcomings instead of coming on here talking about "I wasn't ready" you knew it was a fight..what did you expect?. You are clearly a geek who has never been in a fight
Politics of your neighbors country, will always, in one way or another, affect the politics in your region.
For example--when the oromo and amhara protests were scaring the tigrayans, they were pulling troops back from mogadishu.
this means, less war crimes being committed by ethiopian troops in somalia! get it now?
this is a direct effect due to internal politics in ethiopia.
and as long as the somali state/ogaden region is within ethiopia, those somalis are considered ethiopian, and their general welfare is at least somewhat related to the general welfare of the ethiopian state.
and i suggest you take the 1963 ass whipping to the chin too, when ethiopia was stable, somalia could not capture any land.
stating the facts is not complaining, it's what it is is---the truth.
imagine if ethiopia were to invade somalia today, engage the new SNA, smash them to bits, and then brag? what points would ethiopia get for destroying the army of a failed state? none....
and LOL i do not have to brag about the fighting i've done---anytime you're in texas, i can show you what i can do, instead of talking about it
