I neither have the real world experience nor intelligence to dictate what should be done to fix such a problem. And I doubt very much that any of us here do. Sure we can debate it all we want, but I don't think it will lead to anything.

My points is simply this, The guns blazing method has been tried and tested and found wanting. I'd like to point out that you say that the government in Somalia can't be trusted - even by the people. And as you said, they don't have to steal to make something of their country but they do.

Personally I think there is a deeper psychological issue at work with the whole people here, all they have ever known is war, its hard to tell someone like that to "shape up your life and stop doing what has been working so far for you". They are inherently damaged as people, you keep comparing them to someone from your own country or a country that has a normal economy with no wars happening on and in their country - I think you lack the bigger picture concerning the PEOPLE there.

I've met a few refugees from Somalia - even had my life threatened by one. I've never come across a more ruined people psychologically wise. So what do I think needs to be done?
Start with helping the people. - Hand outs can only do so much, if it was up to me I would stop that all together - Cut the country off from all neighbors and start helping the people there help themselves. Even as unlikely as that would be, it would be a starting point.

But as I said in the start, I very much doubt we here on the board have any say in this as we lack a bigger picture and experience with this. Sure you can feel anything you want about the subject and think you have the answers, but I don't think it would help much.



In this case they are one and the same - Stopping Piracy on the boarders of Somalia would only increase the stress somewhere else - it would move the problem not remove it.

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