Ethiopia 'bogged down' in Somalia
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has acknowledged that his troops cannot withdraw from the conflict in Somalia.
Mr Meles said he had expected to withdraw his soldiers earlier in the year, after Islamists had been driven out of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
But he said divisions within the Somali government had left it unable to replace the Ethiopians, while not enough peacekeepers had arrived.
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"Having done the main work, we had the belief and expectations that a situation would be created for us to be able to withdraw," Mr Meles told MPs.
"However, this belief and expectations could not be met according to our plan."
I can't quite put my finger on it, but something about this situation sounds familiar. [/snark]
