Murax wrote:Shirib wrote:Murax,
Al Shabaab will be defeated when a viable alternative is found, and the sad and depressing truth right now is that the alternative to Shabaab is anarchy, and this is why Al Shabaab exists, they are better than the anarchy, not to me and you, but for those who have lived in that anarchy, they are.
How can a group waying that We're not going to have any economical, diplomatic, commercial ties with anyone from the rest of the world except some dudes in caves in Afghanistan, How can that possibly be better for the Somali people who deserpately need help?
FAH,
The total damage for Somalis everywhere is worse from Shabab's side. Nobody stopped You before at BWI, wondering if You support Dabageed, but now every Somali Youth will get stopped asking if they support Al Qaeda
People can go out and not be scared to get robbed
They can sleep at night without thinking will my house be attacked, me robbed, my wife and daughters raped
Poor farmers don't have to fear that gun lords will come and take all their crops, their farms, or yet their whole village be burned down and them left with absolutely nothing
People aren't being taxed or killed for drinking water from their own river and their own wells
People aren't being forced to pay taxes for having children and if they can't having their kids taken away
People don't have to pay their entire months living just to cross the street to go visit member of the family.
On an international scale things are worst for Somali's, its worst for me and you, but for the folks on the ground this is the only peace and security they have known for nearly 2 decades.
I swear, Al Shabaab will be defeated the minute a viable alternative is found, but the only alternative that exists now is anarchy, and that right there is your problem more than Al Shabaab is!!!