Somalia has a government!?! And they want what!?! Biggers Guns!?!
Somalia's broken government is ask for the arms embargo to be lifted, so that they can fight terrorists. I'm kind of concerned about giving better weapons to a broken country. My fear is that they will only end up in the hands of the Pirates and possibly Alqaeda. I'm not so sure that it's a smart thing. I can only see these weapons getting into the wrong hands and being used against us.I say, "Hell, no. You can call me,'Boo Boo,' but I'm no fool. Let us help you get rid of them and then we will help you build the country. After it's stable, then, and only then, will we reconsider the arms embargo."
What are your thoughts?
An excerpt from Somalia wants bigger guns to fight pirates:
(CNN) -- Countries have pledged $213 million at an international conference to boost security in Somalia and halt the country's growing piracy problem.
"We have a unique opportunity to support leaders who have shown a commitment to building peace and rebuilding the Somali state," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. "By opening the space for security, we open the door to a better life for Somalia's people."
"The risks of not supporting the new government are too high and the costs of failure too enormous," Ban added.
Organized by the European Union, the conference included leaders from the United Nations and African Union.
As the pledges rolled in, Somalia's prime minister told CNN that international naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden were not solving the problem of piracy in the region.
Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke pointed to the recent increase in pirate attacks as evidence, and called for the U.N. arms embargo on Somalia to be lifted so the government can fight back against the pirates and militant Islamist groups.
"One of our biggest problems is that al-Shabaab has AK-47s, and the pirates have AK-47s, and the government has AK-47s," the prime minister told CNN's David McKenzie in Nairobi, Kenya.
"You can't expect the government to win against such a problem. The only way is to have sufficient capability, and it starts with lifting the arms embargo. You know, we have been handicapped by those sanctions."
The arms embargo on Somalia has been in effect for more than 16 years. Most serviceable weapons and almost all ammunition currently available in the country have been delivered since 1992, in violation of the embargo, according to the U.N. Security Council.
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