Gayle Smith

Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress

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Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress; former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council

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In 1992, after 18 American solders were killed in Mogadishu, the US pulled out of Somalia, and United Nations operations were scaled down.  After 15 years of bloody chaos, the…

US Warships off the Coast of Somalia

In 1992, after 18 American solders were killed in Mogadishu, the US pulled out of Somalia, and United Nations operations were scaled down.  After 15 years of bloody chaos, the…

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