FOUR DIFFERENT CLANS FOUGHT FOR CONTROL OF SOMALIA FIGHTING DESTROYED SOMALIA’S AGRICULTURE WHICH LED TO WIDESPREAD STARVATION.

FOUR DIFFERENT CLANS FOUGHT FOR CONTROL OF SOMALIA FIGHTING DESTROYED SOMALIA’S AGRICULTURE WHICH LED TO WIDESPREAD STARVATION

U.S. OIL COMPANIES WANTED TO DRILL IN SOMALIA, BUT NOW IT WASN’T SAFE TO

LED BY U.S. BEGAN OPERATION RESTORE HOPE -GOAL WAS TO PROTECT HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES

OBJECTIVE SECURE PERIMETER AROUND OLYMPIC HOTEL AND CAPTURE AIDID AND HIS ADVISOR

1. CONVOY HAD TO DEAL WITH ROAD BLOCKS AND BEING FIRED UPON.

2. RANGER TODD BLACKBURN FALLS FROM BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER

3. 2 BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS ARE SHOT DOWN

4. CONFUSION BETWEEN RANGERS AND CONVOY

U.S. SNIPERS RANDY SHUGHART AND GARY GORDAN DROPPED TO DEFEND WOUNDED PILOTS BOTH WOULD WIN CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR

1. STOPPED GOING AFTER ADID 2. U.S. LEFT SOMALIA 3. CHANGED AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY ABOUT THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES

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