Guys why insult the Op as if you could bully him to change his views?
@Mercury
Sxb, it’s a noble idea but, who will Somaliland unite with? The south is and has been in a total mess for over 3 decades and nowadays, the clan regions don’t trust one another and the federal government. There is no peace and Alshabaab is causing more havoc to a very fragile nation. Each clan region has their own clan militias armed to the teeth and could barely take the war to Alshabaab as united forces. They’re all armed to intimidate and fight one another. Show me one global federal system where regions or states have their own armies, it’s only in Somalia. Somaliland should stand alone and their main agenda should be establishing peace and prosperity among all the different clans that call Somaliland home. They should also establish peace and friendship with Puntland, so both entities could cooperate with security and instability coming from Alshabaab or ISIS and why are these two entities spending their meagre resources on threatening, intimidating and the occasional wars with one another when they can spend on desperately required infrastructure and social services? There are countries that function peacefully and are prosperous without recognition like Taiwan, therefore they shouldn’t worry much about the question of recognition as a sovereign state. If the south gets it’s house in order and Somaliland comes to the conclusion that a union can offer them better opportunities, then a union will be their normal course of action and unavoidable. Most Somalilanders are decent and honourable people who have the best interests of all Somalis at heart, but they are not only frustrated with the chaos and madness in the south, but are incensed by the insults they receive from their brethren in the South for seeking recognition and concentrating in building a peaceful and economically functioning State of their own. When we (Southies) come to our senses, I have the confidence that they will offer us the olive branch and help us heal together. Till then, there’s nothing they could do. Why will they get involved in this mess and be accused of siding with certain clans against others?