London Conference - The Week AFter...

[Mintid Farayar]

The London Conference

 

This conference was supposed to be a game changer. Unfortunately, it lacked the preparatory groundwork needed to generate a new direction for international policy on a complex problem. Thus far, it seems to have been ill-prepared with many foreign ministers attending solely for photo-ops with Cameron and Clinton.

 

What did the majority of the 40+ countries invited contribute to the debate?

 

What dramatic resolutions were presented…. compared to the business as usual that preceded it?

 

The true beneficiaries seem to be the neighboring African States who will receive a further increase in their military budgets as well as continued professionalization of their armed forces by trainers from First World nations. The AMISOM force will increase from the current 9700 to a fully financed 17,800(approx). Yet no further financing was provided for the training/professionalization of Somali forces under TFG command. Up to know not even a single city block has been taken by TFG forces without the support of foreign forces. Key donors show a lack of faith in the TFG in its capacity to deliver political progress, governance, or verifiable military advances.

 

No direct aid was promised to any Somali entity with the exception of the 105Million BP promised by the British Foreign Minister to Somaliland for the next 3 years. Most likely, even that, will continue to be directed through third-party NGOs.

 

While playing lip service to the future success of the TFG, the Western donors appear keen on setting the course for the removal of the current TFG. Hillary Clinton was adamant in stressing the unacceptability of extending the TFG term in August. Yet a vague road map that would only create further political conflicts regarding who gets to sit on future governing/advisory committees is the only agreement in place for ‘what comes after the TFG’.

 

So what did the London Conference accomplish?

[Qandalawi]

In your rush to project failure, do you think a week is long enough to make a conclusion or proclaim failure?

 

Secondly, what would have you liked to be the outcome of the conference to consider it success?

 

Thirdly, it is a simple observation I made from your writing: Its not that everything has failed and you admit that there has been an outcome but you against it notably the road map among other thngs.

[General Duke]

It has no even been a week. It's only Monday for heaven sake. Also if we go by the news conference, with the Oil, it has been a great week thus far.

[General Duke]

I think some people are angry.....lol

[The Hermet]

General Duke;795855 wrote:

I think some people are angry.....lol

 

^^^ if only they sold drunk googles that let us temporarly view the perception of the world by pirates...saxib i see happy people, they happy cause we all know its almost the end of the game..for your fiefdom anyways seeing the situation. :cool:

[General Duke]

^^^Its true some people are rattled, they are confused and are lashing out at every turn...