Originally Posted by
WillBrink
Somalia was a proof of concept op for Al Quida who acted essentially as our SF do by advising the Somalis that if they gave the US a bloody nose, they would tuck tail and run. It was in essense an Al Quida op. I'm not sure of they had hands on part in the planning of the Black Hawk Down event, but it was Al Quida apparently that instructed the Somalis how to deal with the US, and the Clinton admin, true to form, pulled and ran just as Al Quida told them he would. Rumor has it their was a team of face shooters in bound to put OBL out of our misery when we knew exactly where he was as his camp via his phone, and were told to stand down last second as Clinton didn't have the balls to do it, and send missiles, which missed OBL mile a long shot. Had Clinton not been such a weak leader, OBL and his crew put down like rats by some meat eaters old school style, 9/11 likely never would have happened. 9/11 of course showed the world we are vulnerable to such things, and prior events showed if we responded at all, it was half assed at best. 9/11 finally poked the bear enough to get a real response, perhaps more than they bargained for. Now if we'd just stayed out of Iraq and focused on Al Quida...