[Saad Khan]

I get the feeling a lot of bitterness towards Somaliland has to do with not wanting to take accountability for why other regions of Somalia are in the state that they are in when compared to the state of affairs in Somaliland. There are of course legitimate reasons to resent the idea of breaking Somalia up, but if a people choose to determine their own destiny and have proven that they can maintain a certain level of law and order in an otherwise lawless and chaotic region, don't they deserve some credit??? Even if you don't agree with secession, can't you at least acknowledge that they are doing SOMETHING right?
Obviously there will be minority groups who don't feel like the secession of Somaliland would be in their best interests, but as of now living in an unrecognized area of Somalia that is self-governing allows them a measure of security and democracy and the ability to hope for political representation as opposed to in the south where you choose between Taliban Africa and Apocalypse Now.