Logical Flaw With Robert J. Term Paper

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Though according to many on the ground there was no viable alternative to direct military confrontation, the results were less than favorable to further diplomatic solutions (WGBH, 2008). Within a short time after this conflict, the United States withdrew from Somalia; its diplomatic position there had become completely untenable due to the increased violence that was seen as a direct result of their presence.

On the other hand, the use of force was the only thing General Aidid and his militia had ever shown any signs of responding to. Though it ended in complete failure, the force that was employed in this situation was thought adequate to ensure effective conflict management through force. There are instances where this option is the only viable one, and this could very well have been one of those instances had force been applied perhaps more liberally.


Hindsight does not draw the use of military force in this instance into question. As Admiral Howe put it, "when you're being attacked by mortars and so forth, you've got to go out and disrupt those sources of attacks" (WGBH, 2008). If anything, the use of more force was warranted. This would not necessarily have been a viable option for the decision makers at the time, however. This was another ongoing crisis in which the international community was heavily involved, and such large-scale single-entity action might have provoked even more diplomatic problems......

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