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Clinton says Somalia air raids not "a good idea"

Reuters
Friday, February 24, 2012

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Air strikes on areas of Somalia controlled by the militant Islamist al Shabaab militant group would not be a good idea, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

Replying to a question at a news conference following an international conference on Somalia, Clinton said:

"I am not a military strategist, but I think I know enough to say air strikes would not be a good idea and we have absolutely no reason to believe anyone, certainly not the United States, is considering that."