Somali Leaders Have A History of Making Costly Mistakes
A fascinating characteristic of Somali leaders is their ability to make costly mistakes. The dismal state in which Somali people find themselves today is a direct result of their leaders’ mistakes over the years. It came as no surprise to me that the so-called Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) have come and gone miserably as the result of the Somali leaders’ historical mistake, “Greater Somalia.”
The leaders of UIC have repeated, not twice, but several times that their aim was to invade Ethiopian Somali Regional State (Ogaden) under the pretext of Greater Somalia. This rhetoric was consistent with Somali leaders’ historical mistakes.
Since the founding fathers’ original mistakes, succeeding political entities in Somalia continue to make the same mistake by claiming Ethiopian Somali Regional State. For example, Siyad Barre’s invasion of Ogaden in 1977, naming the region Somaligalbeed (Western Somalia) was nothing more than an extension of power and dominance in which the main goal beyond it was to prolong the existence of his era.
Now, when it came UIC’s turn, it did not only follow the tradition of it’s predecessors, but was preoccupied with redrawing the Somali’s map by creating new Horn African map. Even with the passage of time, it does seem like Somalia has not broken from the tradition of its ugly past.
The cardinal mistake made by the UIC was not only their claim over Somali Regional State, but also their declaration of Jihad (holy war) on Ethiopia. You must be kidding me! You can’t walk without crawling, and that is exactly what the UIC tried to do. With the lack of clearly defined goals and objectives, the UIC has fallen into the same old trap, “Greater Somalia.”
The claim of Ethiopian Somali Regional State by Somali politicians over the years has been a total disrespect to the people of this region (since it is perceived that these people, people in this region, can’t decide their fate) and also the ignition of instability in Horn of Africa.
In point of fact, when UIC took over the majority of Somali’s southern part, it had several opportunities to truly transform itself into a legitimate political power that respects its neighbors and work towards the general stability and the peace of the whole region but chose not to. UIC had their mind made up from the start to continue the old rhetoric of “Greater Somalia” and also broaden it, sometimes even claiming to reach the whole continent of Africa and beyond. UIC wanted to be seen as liberator! If this was not the case, it would have participated the third round of Khartoum peace process with transitional Federal Somali government.
Somali politicians have a long history of making costly mistakes. Their failure to think strategically and mind their own business has proven costly to the Somali people. Cases in point are:
1. In 1964 Somalia invaded Ogaden region under the pretext of “Greater Somalia.” That time Somalia Republic was only three years old. This invasion was unsuccessful.
2. Again, 1977 Somalia invaded Ogaden region, the result was devastating loss to Somali regime of that time.
3. The continuation of “Greater Somalia” mentality was yet another pivotal error by UIC.
I believe generations of Somali politicians have failed the Somali people. And the UIC followed blindly to that same path. It is now time for a new generation of politicians to help shape the course of events in Somalia.
Abdullahi Khalif-Gariile
USA.
shabeele15@hotmail.com
Publish Date: 1/1/2007
Last Updated: 6/7/2009
Source: Somaliwide +
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