So what has US been doing in Somalia? Should US troops be drawing down? And what will @JoeBiden inherit in East Africa? Our @NewsHour story on the withdrawal from #Somalia, with @AliRogin:
Former commander of elite Danab troops, Col. Abdullahi Sheikh, on US withdrawal: "It comes very sudden, without any warning. Al-Shabaab pledged that they will keep the pressure on the Americans. This decision will embolden them."
@CrisisGroup's @OmarSMahmood : "Pulling out troops in such a rushed way can create quite a vacuum. Al-Shabaab watches these developments, uses them in their propaganda, so would very much present this as a victory on their part, they were able to drive out US from Somalia"
But @SalihBooker: "Military victory is out of reach of federal government. It's out of reach of US government. Also unlikely that Al-Shabaab can achieve a decisive military victory. It's time to change the strategic goal to one of political reconciliation and peace negotiations."
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