In the final days of his presidency, George H.W. Bush committed the U.S. military to a mission many would later regret, ordering more than 20,000 troops into Somalia to "save thousands of ...

Somalia Syndrome was a major factor in Republican enthusiasm for the war in Iraq. The Bush administration concluded that Saddam Hussein needed to be toppled not so much because of the severity of ...

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki asked President Bush Monday for more American help in stabilizing Somalia, an East African neighbor that terrorism experts say is a concern because of the lawlessness ...

NAIROBI, Kenya -- A Bush administration proposal to allow foreign forces to go ashore into Somalia to hunt the country's notorious pirates is getting a cool reception from U.S. military leaders ...

Beli Dogle, Somalia, January 1993: President George H.W. Bush takes a question from one of the more than 100 U.S. soldiers and Marines who gathered to meet him at an air base in central Somalia.

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Islamic militia vowed to turn Somalia into a religious state today, pushing north to take more territory after winning a three-month battle for Mogadishu. But thousands of ...

U.S. President George W. Bush has been briefed about increasing attacks by Somali pirates off east Africa, and the United States is consulting with other U.N. Security Council members on ways to ...

U.S. President George W. Bush has been briefed about increasing attacks by Somali pirates off east Africa, and the United States is consulting with other U.N. Security Council members on ways to ...