Wrong Turn in Somalia

Since the end of the Persian Gulf War, pressure has mounted to involve the United Nations in a growing number of countries that are experiencing internal civil strife. Somalia is the paradigm case. It is therefore extremely important to clarify the historical decision-making record. What President Bush originally decided and what the Clinton administration later did represent funda mentally divergent approaches. The Bush administration sent U.S. troops into Somalia strictly to clear the relief channels that could avert mass starvation. It resisted