the point is.. there is NO reason what so ever for Yoweri Museveni NRM Military dictatorship to deploy troops in Somalia.. period.. Indeed what is this so called "international Obligation" Opondo is talking about which propells a poor country like Uganda to deploy troops in Somalia? How come other countries like South Africa, Kenya , Zimbabwe, Namibia or even Tangayika DO NOT have the said "international Obligation" which propells them to deploy their troops inside Somalia? me think, Museveni is acting as a bloody stooge of the British... the British told him to deploy Uganda troops in Somali land.. and Museveni says yes sir! and now Ugandans are going to pay for Yoweri Museveni NRM mis- calculation ? what if the Islamist in Somalia decide to pay us back for Interferring in their internal problems with an attack on Kampala, will the British be tehre to help us? I think not1 they will be
sipping their tea over there in London, while we face the Music!
MK
Uganda: Will UPDF's Somalia Deployment Open Uganda to Al-Qaeda?
(Page 2 of 2) However a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science Mr Aaron Mukwaya thinks it is reductionist to imagine that Uganda could become a target of al-Qaeda.
"We are not a country, which may appetise al-Qaeda," he told Inside Politics.
Though he shared a different opinion on al-Qaeda, he agrees that sending troops to Somalia could prove costly.
"Sending our troops to bloodthirsty militias in Somalia, could be catastrophic. You remember the American experience. Our troops will die in big numbers. Many of these young people could lose their lives and Parliament will be used as the scapegoat," he
said.
As a lesson we could learn from, Mukwaya cited the US and British Parliaments that endorsed the deployment of troops in Iraqi.
Mr Mukwaya said the internal dynamics of Somalia should be looked at from a historical perspective.
"There has not been a nation for many years called Somalia. Internally there is no semblance of a state," Mukwaya argues. He said currently the problems in Somalia are too intricate.
However, the NRM deputy Spokesperson Mr Ofwono Opondo said there should be no alarm over the deployment.
"First of all, we have ever deployed just after the government of Said Barre was overthrown. We are deploying our troops because we have an international obligation to fulfill," he said.
Opondo told Inside Politics that, "Terrorists such as Kony could take advantage of the lawlessness in
Somalia to get arms."
He added, "This could breed terrorism and instability in the entire region."
Opondo said that Uganda now should be looking for a consensus in terms of deployment.
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"We should not fear to deploy because rogues [Sheikh Hassan Dahir] are threatening us. This is not the way to go," he said.
Asked why the Ugandan government has decided to back President Abdullahi, in a war, which seems to be more of a clash of religious interests, Opondo said, "The Nairobi negotiations approved President Abdullahi
as the interim President."
The Islamic Courts Union onn Tuesday seized control of Kismayo Airport which international troops had hoped to use to enter the country.
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