I heard the news that Etheopia had bombed Somalia on Monday. It was hard to know what to think. Ethiopia bombed several strategic points including the civilian airport. It looks like war.
Since then, the United States has subtly supported Ethiopia.
According to the Ethiopian ambassador, Ethiopia invaded Samolia at the invitation of the ligitimate government in Somalia, so technically it wasn't really an all out invasion.
On the other hand, they object of the invasion was to depose the mostly-moderate Islamist Courts Union (ICU), which took control of Mogodishu in June. They restored law and order to the city after five years of being ruled by warlords. (The UN-recognized interem government has never been very powerful).
So, I guess we can only wait and see what happens.
The Ethiopian ambassador said they planned to pull out asap (within a week or two), but wars have a tendency to not go as planned.
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