Teens in the War on Terror

In this CNN article, a young boy is described and he along with his governmental organization are described as being the best hope for peace and stability in the future of Samolia. Abdullah, a 16 year Samolian boy, is charged with fighting for an Al-Qaeda linked group. Abdullah, along with his friends are members of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) within Samolia. This government is very small and weak within war torn Samolia. Many people believe that this government holds the best hope for peace in Samolia's future, but stand in the hardest chance of obtaining it due to limited resources and power. Despite these odds, the TFG is holding up, with much support and help from the African Union (AU) peacekeepers protecting the UN stake in Mogadish, Samolia. This small transitional government has very limited arms and resources and as it stands cannot afford the men it has. The men have very little food, pay, or arms and therefore many give up or desert due to the terrible circumstances. If this group is the best hope for peace and stability in Samolia, things are not looking so good. The article says that members within the group believe they need to recruit, which they do, but how do they recruit when they cannot afford to feed, clothe, or pay the men they have now? I hope this group can get it together to create a stable Samolia, but as of now I am skeptical. Samolia is such a war ridden insanity right now that it is hard to believe that stability can be accomplished soon, although we all hope it shall. Samolia is the perfect place for terrorist to hide out right now, as described within the article, and without stability there is very little anyone can do to stop the migration of terrorist to Samolia and it is very easy for terrorist to stay within Samolia to plan their next attack with the entire country in disarray. The world will have to help in Samolia eventually and the sooner we step in, I believe the sooner Samolia can be stabilized.
By: Kyle Coia