According to the articles I posted, it does not seem as if the Russians are 'random passers by.' At some point powerful nations really need to think twice about how we treat weaker nations. There is a flux to history. Powerful nations fall and weaker nations rise. We are currently paying for the mistakes we have made with other third world countries. We have left one nation in the dust who after the passage of a mere 50 years could have been our strongest ally on the world stage. Time does not stand still, and there will be a price to be paid for what we are doing to Somalia. Having dead men dragged in the street will be a minor occurrence in comparison. We talk 'self reliance' but we truly are not.