I'm probably more cynical than most. What I am acknowledging is what others have said, that there have been errors. To be more cynical than most, I would say that I'm not sure. A lot of the time with issues of conflict and conflict resolution, the way forward is always doing what wasn't done the last time. There have been people who have said that some things should have been different and that there should have been more patience.
When I talk about the state in Africa having problems, or at least structural problems that give rise to conflict, I'm not sure that there is any way around those structural problems. Mohamed Sahnoun, who is deeply involved in the peace process, was quite critical afterwards saying that the Americans, I believe, were rushing too much and insisting on a conflict resolution process that would move more quickly. He was eventually let go, and the view is, well, if they had kept him in, maybe things could have been different. No doubt, patience is required in any sort of conflict resolution process.
I don't know how long you would have to wait, and I don't know how generous you would have to be in your funding for the peace process in order to get success. Getting a national government with an army or armed forces that represent the country and that act on behalf of the country would basically require Somalis to turn their backs on the entire Somali experience, which is focused on clan, not on national identity. I'm not optimistic. I do say that there are people who say, probably including Professor Menkhaus.... But I'm not confident that there is a clear strategy or path out of here, I'm sorry to say.