Washington Post misinformation about Somalia is roundly dismissed by US lawmakers and academics

[Itsnotthateasy]

For the second time in a week the Washington Post attempts to "save" Somalia, except it gets it all wrong.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/01/somalia-mogadishu-al-shabab-africa-africom/

America never seems to get Somalia right. For decades, U.S. relations with the impoverished, strategically located country on the Horn of Africa have followed a pattern: cycles of robust intervention followed by neglect. During times of neglect, violence and terrorism take root and threaten the stability of the entire region. And the United States is forced to return.

Once again, America is moving toward neglect of Somalia, and it could prove dangerous for both the region and U.S. interests.

In Somalia, the United States is not being forced out. It is leaving only in service to new White House priorities. This year, as part of Trump’s global freeze on foreign assistance, the United States cut funding for the Somali National Army’s elite special forces unit known as the Danab, or “lightning,” brigade. Danab had been the Somali government’s most effective force against al-Shabab, al-Qaeda’s most lethal affiliate. Without the $1.5 Billion dollars a year it used to receive from the United States, the cash-strapped Somali government is scrambling to pay the Danab fighters’ salaries. U.S. financial support for a U.N. African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia also is being cut. global freeze on foreign assistance

Three key misconceptions in the article:
1) US neglect is causing the war against AlShabaab to fail when in reality it is Somalia's dysfunctional elites.
2) The real reason for the funding cut to Danab
3) That the US is even abadoning Somalia when they have only threatened to veto further UN funds going towards AUSSOM. The EU which used to cover the stipends of AU troops could be argued to have pulled back the most. The AU's contributions have also been very limited.

 

[El Nino]

”Us lawmakers and academics” and its just SL paid shills who do your bidding due to a paycheck. Only the official government accounts information is serious.

Nonetheless, USA installed this government in 2006 with the help of ethiopians and since then have kept the FGS alive by paying their salaries. USA has known about the corruption of Somalia since from the beginning, its by design.

Whats happening is USA has made the decision to not babysit FGS anymore and abandon them. There is many reasons for it but ultimately they don’t deem Somalia to be important for them at all which is good news.

Get it this through your head.

 

[Marsh]

”Us lawmakers and academics” and its just SL paid shills who do your bidding due to a paycheck. Only the official government accounts information is serious.

Nonetheless, USA installed this government in 2006 with the help of ethiopians and since then have kept the FGS alive by paying their salaries. USA has known about the corruption of Somalia since from the beginning, its by design.

Whats happening is USA has made the decision to not babysit FGS anymore and abandon them. There is many reasons for it but ultimately they don’t deem Somalia to be important for them at all which is good news.

Get it this through your head.

Is it a good thing, without US/The West AS take over south Somalia and it is sanctioned to extreme poverty. Future of Somalia is fucked.

 

[Itsnotthateasy]

”Us lawmakers and academics” and its just SL paid shills who do your bidding due to a paycheck. Only the official government accounts information is serious.

Nonetheless, USA installed this government in 2006 with the help of ethiopians and since then have kept the FGS alive by paying their salaries. USA has known about the corruption of Somalia since from the beginning, its by design.

Whats happening is USA has made the decision to not babysit FGS anymore and abandon them. There is many reasons for it but ultimately they don’t deem Somalia to be important for them at all which is good news.

Get it this through your head.

Too many what ifs. All we know is that there was an opportunity that was squandered by Somalia's corrupt elites. Who were corrupt before the FGS even came to exist and will be corrupt after because they will return to the warlordism they came out of.

 

[Fobnimo Till I Dhimo]

People truly underestimate the power that lies in taking responsibility for freeing their own country, by coming together and uniting with those who understand what can be achieved through self-determination.

Reliance on foreign powers has only deepened our dependence. You can’t seriously argue that if people united and launched a long, coordinated, and consistent campaign against these backward, zombified followers of Abdullah ibn Dhul-Khuwaysirah al-Tamimi, it would yield no results. Such action would strip away the leverage held by those who claim our survival depends on obedience and foreign aid, constantly reminding us that without their support, collapse is inevitable.

 

[El Nino]

Is it a good thing, without US/The West AS take over south Somalia and it is sanctioned to extreme poverty. Future of Somalia is fucked.

AS takeover is not happening, they do not have full support of southern clans anymore. They have extorted the population for 15 years now, people have had enough.

Western forces leaving and their funding stopping is needed. There is no need for FGS to improve or to fight for legitimacy if they know their safety is guaranteed. We need a clear battle, a fight for survival.

 

[Neptune]

It's in everyone's best interests that Somalia does not collapse. I doubt the government can survive without foreign support, and I think the international community knows this.

 

[DR OSMAN]

It's in everyone's best interests that Somalia does not collapse. I doubt the government can survive without foreign support, and I think the international community knows this.

Kinda like this son of Rwanda patriot inside Congo territory defending his people. He tells foreigners U guys r here for financial motives, while I'm here to ensure I'm not wiped off the planet or as U said survival.

https://x.com/kemnique/status/1884819931272810667

Qaaradasi cayaal ma taalo, it ain't some hood shit, zip code or some dime bag type of muran. It's survival and if U seeing another tommorow or if U gonna be some gypsy or falastini homeless or in someone else home, they all also know about the cawaan outcome, nothing but lafo ka haray type of humans.

While he knows the whole continent is just like how do we move in like lion pride system when a lion tribe falls. It's continental wide linked to land U need to follow lion code culture and set up prides there regardless if your recent settlers or historical, it's tied to the land these codes as everyone wanna be lion king of the land, landheere isku kaadshe type. Lion type culture do not co-operate under fake national identities made by fuedal cultures(congregated rats) led by a lion and shepherds(aristocracy, mercantile, etc). Lion culture each group is itself a nation.

 

[Juke]

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[Burqad]

Even if Khawarij take Xamar again the Somali government in exile will never recognize Sambusaland and no major countries will.

 

[The truth seeker]

Even if Khawarij take Xamar again the Somali government in exile will never recognize sambusaland and no major countries will.

 

[Sigmundd]

al shabab will cease to exist soon, they're getting weaker in fact by 2030 they will be completely eradicated or earlier.