Biden is right to send troops to Somalia, but political progress is needed

[This article has been published in Restoring America to consider whether a proactive military presence in Somalia might enhance U.S. dominance abroad and strengten national security at home.]

U.S. troops are going back into Somalia. And that’s good. They support U.S.-trained Somali counterterrorism forces against al Qaeda’s largest affiliate, al Shabaab. Their mission won’t change, nor will the resources behind it. But it will be less risky and more effective. President Joe Biden has absolutely made the right call to reverse an eleventh-hour decision by the Trump administration to pull American forces out.