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Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Melezenawii(op): 9:53am On Jan 04
In 1993, 🇺🇸 the United States tried to play global police in Somalia, just like it later did with Maduro, using the same elite Delta Force!

But the Somalis weren’t an easy target… the result?

🔻 18 Delta soldiers killed including two of the top U.S. snipers
🔻 70 wounded
🔻 Two helicopters downed
🔻 And their bodies dragged through the streets of Mogadishu in one of America’s biggest military humiliations of the 20th century.

Since that day… they’ve never returned to Somalia.

https://x.com/SilentlySirs/status/2007657780904083655

Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Jakarta: 11:14am On Jan 04
Una don start again oh, when kasala burst, u go run go your village forest go stay inside ant hill oh. Ordinary rag tag bandits are running us local here.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by GHustler: 11:28am On Jan 04
Jakarta:
Una don start again oh, when kasala burst, u go run go your village forest go stay inside ant hill oh. Ordinary rag tag bandits are running us local here.
Good morning boss...


Compliment of the season
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by bigpicture001: 11:55am On Jan 04
....If the US wanted to destroy them then, they still can, but do not want an outright flattening of the area... Nothing stops them from sending a bomb straight into that gathering and killing so many mny locals as much as there is..

But human right didn't allow them do it... Ok, Somali should try it with netanyahu, if his soldier is dragged like this... He will blow out the whole mess and get maximum casualties
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by bigpicture001: 11:56am On Jan 04
Now senator Omar from Somali decent is in the US Senate and still abusing their nationality...

Us dey take rubbish sha.. try china or isreal for a size
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by bigpicture001: 11:57am On Jan 04
Watch the film " black hawk down"
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by franchasofficia:
The only country America cannot invade or take out is honestly "no country" grin



Even Putin pleaded with America not to release certain weapons to Ukraine.


China have been barking at Taiwan but to invade they are scared of the consequences from America and possibly Japan.



My brother you guys don't know the enormous power America wields sha.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Leonyluiz(m): 12:10pm On Jan 04
Melezenawii:
In 1993, 🇺🇸 the United States tried to play global police in Somalia, just like it later did with Maduro, using the same elite Delta Force!

But the Somalis weren’t an easy target… the result?

🔻 18 Delta soldiers killed including two of the top U.S. snipers
🔻 70 wounded
🔻 Two helicopters downed
🔻 And their bodies dragged through the streets of Mogadishu in one of America’s biggest military humiliations of the 20th century.

Since that day… they’ve never returned to Somalia.

https://x.com/SilentlySirs/status/2007657780904083655
You are bereft of knowledge or intelligence. Go back and study more to know exactly what happened in Somalia.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Melezenawii(op): 12:22pm On Jan 04
Leonyluiz:
You are bereft of knowledge or intelligence. Go back and study more to know exactly what happened in Somalia.
Tell us the story if you know it , instead of speaking grammar
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by cloud(m): 12:29pm On Jan 04
Leonyluiz:
You are bereft of knowledge or intelligence. Go back and study more to know exactly what happened in Somalia.
would like to benefit from your wealth of knowledge sir
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by nedu666: 12:36pm On Jan 04
The mistake they made was trying to capture fareed aidid. If not they had no business putting boots on the ground.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Baronthecelebri(m): 12:37pm On Jan 04
Hmmm 🤔
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Sheuns(m): 12:45pm On Jan 04
A movie was made based off this story. Black Hawk Down
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by maivd: 1:23pm On Jan 04
Leonyluiz:
You are bereft of knowledge or intelligence. Go back and study more to know exactly what happened in Somalia.
We need your version of the story
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by lilsmart(m): 1:30pm On Jan 04
Police wey dey steal oil lol
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by sweerychick(f): 1:46pm On Jan 04
Melezenawii:
In 1993, 🇺🇸 the United States tried to play global police in Somalia, just like it later did with Maduro, using the same elite Delta Force!

But the Somalis weren’t an easy target… the result?

🔻 18 Delta soldiers killed including two of the top U.S. snipers
🔻 70 wounded
🔻 Two helicopters downed
🔻 And their bodies dragged through the streets of Mogadishu in one of America’s biggest military humiliations of the 20th century.

Since that day… they’ve never returned to Somalia.

https://x.com/SilentlySirs/status/2007657780904083655
the operation failed because their was a leak in the operation, al Qaeda was tipped off in somalia where they have a stronghold. Mohammed Farah aideed who was the main target was a US soldier that worked with the CIA before he went back to somalia. Al Qaeda was behind that failed operation, that resulted in the deaths of 18 US soldiers and 2 black hawk helicopters shot down. Go and watch black hawk down to understand the full story. Besides America has carried out daring and audacious operations after that, the capture and killing of Osama bin laden was a similar way, the invaded Pakistan killed Osama and his wife, took their bodies and fled before the Pakistani military could intervene.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Allthelight(m): 1:47pm On Jan 04
Like when Nigeria won Brazil
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Mirasteel: 2:25pm On Jan 04
They got Maduro easily, I wonder what he was thinking.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Mirasteel: 2:25pm On Jan 04
Jakarta:
Una don start again oh, when kasala burst, u go run go your village forest go stay inside ant hill oh. Ordinary rag tag bandits are running us local here.
Shut up!
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Mirasteel: 2:28pm On Jan 04
bigpicture001:
....If the US wanted to destroy them then, they still can, but do not want an outright flattening of the area... Nothing stops them from sending a bomb straight into that gathering and killing so many mny locals as much as there is..

But human right didn't allow them do it... Ok, Somali should try it with netanyahu, if his soldier is dragged like this... He will blow out the whole mess and get maximum casualties
See this one, it's not US again, it's Israel.

All these unclesam a$$ l1cker 😂😂😂
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Mirasteel: 2:30pm On Jan 04
cloud:
would like to benefit from your wealth of knowledge sir
People like that have nothing sensible to say. 😂😂😂
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by MoneyMan5: 2:44pm On Jan 04
Melezenawii:
In 1993, 🇺🇸 the United States tried to play global police in Somalia, just like it later did with Maduro, using the same elite Delta Force!

But the Somalis weren’t an easy target… the result?

🔻 18 Delta soldiers killed including two of the top U.S. snipers
🔻 70 wounded
🔻 Two helicopters downed
🔻 And their bodies dragged through the streets of Mogadishu in one of America’s biggest military humiliations of the 20th century.

Since that day… they’ve never returned to Somalia.

https://x.com/SilentlySirs/status/2007657780904083655
US still have troops deployed in Somalia to fight Al Shabab

Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by jamesirewa(m): 2:45pm On Jan 04
Over 100 Somalians lost their lives.
Can you compare 100 with 18
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Watcharena: 2:54pm On Jan 04
jamesirewa:
Over 100 Somalians lost their lives.
Can you compare 100 with 18
the sons and daughters of those 18 won't understand how many Somalians died. They will forever question what US was doing in Somalia.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by basilico: 3:05pm On Jan 04
Melezenawii:
In 1993, 🇺🇸 the United States tried to play global police in Somalia, just like it later did with Maduro, using the same elite Delta Force!

But the Somalis weren’t an easy target… the result?

🔻 18 Delta soldiers killed including two of the top U.S. snipers
🔻 70 wounded
🔻 Two helicopters downed
🔻 And their bodies dragged through the streets of Mogadishu in one of America’s biggest military humiliations of the 20th century.

Since that day… they’ve never returned to Somalia.

https://x.com/SilentlySirs/status/2007657780904083655
So they flew hundreds of thousands of Somalis to America who went on to defraud every welfare dollar they could lay their hands on .
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by Jakarta: 3:14pm On Jan 04
Mirasteel:
Shut up!
Fly lost Akpa.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by sacajawea(m): 3:50pm On Jan 04
bigpicture001:
Now senator Omar from Somali decent is in the US Senate and still abusing their nationality...

Us dey take rubbish sha..
USA, a very good country.
Very very good Country!

Apart from Trump madness and complete disgrace & illiteracy!, USA still a very good country.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by BondRiv: 4:17pm On Jan 04
bigpicture001:
Now senator Omar from Somali decent is in the US Senate and still abusing their nationality...

Us dey take rubbish sha.. try china or isreal for a size
More should even enter the USA. Since they go about invading and destabilising countries. Do you expect the inhabitants of those countries to remain in the hell the USA has created? They will join them in the USA.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by brain54(m): 6:39pm On Jan 04
franchasofficia:
The only country America cannot invade or take out is honestly "no country" grin



Even Putin pleaded with America not to release certain weapons to Ukraine.


China have been barking at Taiwan but to invade they are scared of the consequences from America and possibly Japan.



My brother you guys don't know the enormous power America wields sha.
They are few countries in the world America can try this commando style operation actually...

Mostly 3 world and destabilized countries. Even in some countries they can do it they won't try it because they are consequences.


The Chinese cautious approach to Taiwan is not a sign of cowardice!
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by huptin(m): 8:43pm On Jan 04
US did not invade Somalia to remove any president. They had no president anyway.. It was already a basket case.

US wanted to see if it could help restore peace but decided it wasn't worth it when US soldiers were being targeted by the same people they were there to help.

Somalia stood no chance if the US had wanted to destroy it. Not a single chance. But US is very poor at peace keeping though, very poor.
Re: Throwback: When US Tried It In Africa In 1993, It Was Disaster And Humiliation by shortgun(m): 10:10pm On Jan 04
The way some of you think ehh. Are you saying Somalia defeated America?
Go and read about Fat boy and how the Japanese are still bleeding to this day
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