Do American Politicians Really Understand The Politics Of Third World Countries Like Somalia?

It probably depends on the politician and on whether s/he has studied up the politics of any particular country. It is possible for anyone to have a solid understanding of anything; but they need to know how to learn about it, and they need to learn both from experts and from the people dealing with situations on a day-to-day basis.

Depending on the politician's office and responsibilities, some have more need than others to gain a solid understanding of other countries' political situations. A governor of a US state, for example, may not need to learn in-depth information about the politics of any particular third-world country.

No. Some personal experiences can only be truly understood by someone who has lived through them. How politics "works", though, is something that the person with an interest or need to learn can learn.

I am thinking some of them have no clue. How else would Clinton fail so miserably when he sent in troops to take out that gun-dealer in Mogadishu. In respect to Somalia though ... it is all such a mess that I do not personally see any significant changes happening any time soon.

The country has not had a working and stable government for about ten years I think. That is why Ethiopian troops cross over from time to time to "settle" things down. No good ...

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.