Originally Posted by Traveler

We have the use of Somalian airspace and Somalian waters which they have granted to us; we have launched strikes targetting terrorists there in the last few years with the blessing of the Somali government, not always with their prior knowledge either. We could go in and do something if that was what was the best course of action i guess, it may not need to come down to that.



Yeah they are pretty much useless, plus tense relations with Etheopia don't help either.



Technically an international coallition would need some form of formal declaration peace time to do such a thing under peacetime maritime law; however under those laws the FBI has jrisdiction over all international waters. We haven't technically declared war so that stands.

However the problem comes in the fact they are in Somali waters and even though we have the permission to use their land air and high seas we could only do it through a dispatched Naval vessel approved in accordance, again, with the maratime stipulations. Navy intel could also be sent (not that they do much these days).

A much more ammicable solution is likely to occur though, these things are usually worked out more peacefully off the coast of Africa without too much bloodloss.