Iraq is a completely different thing. In Somalia opposition leaders wanted Siad to leave, he left and then they fought foryears untill the americans came over. Who's fault is it? Siad Barre was already out of the country.
Stop insulting hawiye bro, by saying it's al Siyaad's fault you are implying that Hawiye elders are just children and Siyaad is like a bad Aabo who didn't educate them enough![]()
You are delusional if you believe the garbage you are spewing here.
Barre did not leave the country peacefully, he was still trying to come back and was supported by KDF:
Afweyne and Saddam have identical trajectories for the majority of their reign:
- Both ascended to leadership positions in unified nations.
- Both attempted foolish military adventures that backfired.
- Both irreversibly changed the very fabric of their countries through divisive sectarian and clan politics.
- Both were overthrown, yet the hatred they instilled in their people endures today.
Afweyne came to power at a time when Somali identity was meaningful, and Somali people were united, just like Saddam rose to power at a time when Iraqis, irrespective of ethnic/religious identity, were a united nation. Both Afweyne and Saddam left a shattered, irreversibly divided states in their wake.
It is impossible not to blame both men for the state of the two countries. Their politics directly led to the mistrust and destruction observed today.
Qabiil warefare happened in the past, but Afweyne was the first Somali leader in history to weaponise qabiil, and use state assets to pit Somali clans against each other.