The Battle Of Mogadishu And Its Impact On U.S.Foreign Intervention Policy

The dictator Mohammed Siad Barre regime was overthrown in1991, Somalia civil warcaused serious humanitarian crisis in the deaths of more than25million people. UnitedNations initially involved in the Somali affairs, originally only to solve the serious problem offamine in southern Solomon, but the relief supplies provided by the United Nations troops inthe civil war to grab, not in the hands of refugees, it is estimated that this situation does notchange, in the future6months,500,000Somali refugees will starve to death. The UnitedNations is December3,1992by794resolution, authorize the US-led United Nationscontingents stationed in Somalia to ensure that relief supplies to the refugees in the hands.In this operation, the U.S. military has successfully completed an arrest mission wasunderestimated because of the rebel forces, resulting in the two U.S. helicopters were shotdown in the confusion, and lead to further Hundreds rush to the rescue with ground forcesperform tasks deep unable to escape the situation of the enemy positions. A total of18U.S.troops fighting in this by the media as the "Battle of Mogadishu", a Malaysian chariot driverwas killed and dozens injured while Somalia aspects about500-1000militia death, the3000-4000ordinary people were affected.The Battle of Mogadishu is a watershed in the Clinton administration’s diplomacy, Clinton announced that diplomatic initiatives failed to order the withdrawal of U.S. troopsfrom Somalia. In March1994, the U.S. has full withdrawal from Somalia. The rest of theUnited Nations peacekeeping forces evacuated within less than a year’s time. After the ColdWar, the United States as the only superpower around looking for opponents, the goal of thewar are free to choose according to their needs, to intervene in other countries’ internal affairs.Pursue the multilateral offensive Policy. Mogadishu after the War, the United States policy offoreign intervention shrink dramatically, no longer easily made war, U.S. military forcesoverseas is more cautious and indirect intervention approaches. After the United Statesrefused to intervene in the conflict in the conflict in Bosnia and Rwanda massacre occurred,as the ground war as an intimidating rely on air power in other areas such as the Kosovo waragainst Iraq military operations.