Sideshows in a war, by definition, are not centre focus either for policymakers or those who might call them to account in the media. With that kind of neglect, policy becomes erratic, often made on the hoof with little discernible strategy or careful analysis. US policy has not only been spectacularly counterproductive, it has also been grossly irresponsible. As a result, the sideshow – as Cambodia discovered with the rise of the Khmer Rouge and its disastrous consequences – can be even more brutal than the main theatres of war. And the tragedy is Somalia's.
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