Article of the week (how somalian war relates to revolutionary war)

Thousands of Additional Troops Urged for Force in Somalia This article is the request for African troops to be sent to Somalia for multiple reasons. The African Union Mission in Somalia needs financial aids and weapons, and they are asking the United Nations to help them with this. They are fighting against al-Shabab, a Somali militant group linked to al-Qaeda. Al-Shabab recently has been strategizing more and more terrorist attacks rather than fighting on the front line. The African Union Mission has been in Somalia since 2007 and their number of troops have been decreasing rapidly for the past two years which is why they need around four thousand four hundred more troops. Al-Shabab is not only threatening the safety of Somali citizens, but the political system that is in place. They are pleading the United Nations to help end this war against al-Shabab, so that Somalia can return to its peacefulness. This article reminds of the Revolutionary war in some aspect. While the thirteen Colonies were fighting the British in order to gain freedom, they begged the French to help them win the war.However the incentives for the war are different both the African Union Mission and the Colonies asked for financial aid, more troops, and more weapons to win the war. The United States have a connection with Al-Queda; they were behind the bombing of the World Trade Center. The French had a long term rivalry with the British and were somewhat happy to help the colonies defeat England. The turning point for the Revolutionary War was after the Colonists’ victory over the British at Saratoga. After this victory, the French came through and provided money and aid for the colonists. Hopefully, the United Nations will provide supplies and troops for the African Union Mission and it will be the turning point for them. I choose this article because I thought it was interesting and it is not something you hear about everyday on the news. Even though it does not directly affect me I