The rise of Islamic Rump States

Hah - I just love using 'Islamic' and 'rump' in the same sentence....

Anywho - Douglas Farah over at Counterterrorism Blog gives us a little reminder of what comes next after the Islamist Court Union turned tail and ran from the Ethiopians this weekend.

SOMALIA'S NEXT STEP

"...the new government faces the prospect of a prolonged conflict with the rump of the Islamist movement, and the strong possibility that the remnant will receive support from Islamist movements around the world, including al Qaeda... Ethiopia, at great national cost and considerable risk, took a step of self defense by bearing the brunt of the military side of the equation. But it is severely limited in its ability to assist in the long-term efforts to make sure the threat does not re-emerge in short order. If the international community does not work hard to make the new situation viable, the Islamists will be back, and sooner than expected."