Somalia needs stability against terror

Islamist suicide bombers from Somalia killed at least 74 people at a public viewing of the World Cup final in the Ugandan capital of Kampala Sunday. The left-liberal daily The Guardian fears further attacks will follow if a stable government isn't established in Somalia: "Somalia has been left in the hands of 5,000 soldiers from Uganda and Burundi who support a very weak government installed in a citadel in Mogadishu. All they have at their disposal is the 'If you're attacked, shoot back' tactic and the struggle to hold the fort until the rest of the world comes to their aid. Four years after they arrived they are still holding the fort without any sign of the world coming to help them. ... More than anything else the Somalis need a functioning and capable government. In the past 20 years they have not been able to establish one. They need a lot of continual support, just like their African friends who are there to help Somalia."

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