Indeed, the intended ends
of the strategy are the transformation of Somalia into a peaceful
democracy. The ways proposed have seen the formulation of a regional
alliance helmed by the United States, which such partners as Kenya,
Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen have come together to assist Somalia in
extracting the cause of its conflict. To the perception of the Bush
administration, this cause is the presence of terrorism, with the means of
strategy implementation centering on the need to "eliminate the terrorist
threat and promote political stability by supporting the establishment of a
functioning central government." (Bush, 7)
4. The strategy described above voices many of the priorities which are
commonly applied throughout the U.S. National Security Strategy, as
illustrated by a review of the essential tasks promoted by the 2006 report
thereupon. Here, the emphasis is on cooperative measures such as the
creation of strategic regional alliances and collaborative military efforts
aimed as targets such as terrorism, the development of WMD and impediments
to the process of globalization. The Bush speech addresses a regional
organization assembled with these very principles at its core. Indeed, the
policy promoted by Bush indicates that "broad-based dialogue that will lead
to reconciliation and a political consensus is crucial if Somalia is to
achieve a sustainable solution to this long-running conflict." (8) This is
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general reflection of American interventionism and implied by the 2006
report.
5. One of the key approaches denoted by the National Military Strategic
Plan for the War on Terrorism amongst the terms of its Military Strategic
Approach is that which instructs the U.S. to enable partner nations to
counter terrorism. This is demonstrated in a Somalia strategy which calls
for the investment of significant regional military resources to the aid of
internal Somalia security. This also underscores the priority of defeating
terrorists and their organizations, with the multinational structure of
such organizations often transcending single-nation approaches. The
regionalism demonstrated by the Bush doctrine is geared toward dismantling
organizations on their own, more geographically expansive terms. The
Military Strategic Approach which calls for the counter-force to state and
non-state supported terrorism is demonstrated by efforts to construct a
Somalia which is capable of resisting state support of terrorism through
empowerment by support from other coalition nations.
Works Cited:
Bush, G.W. (2007). Report on U.S. Strategy Toward Somalia. Report to
Congress.
Gates, R.M. (2008). International Institute for Strategic Studies. U.S.
Department of Defense.
