When a rally parroted Trump’s remark about Ilhan Omar, few were aware the US has been conducting drone strikes and combat operations against al-Shabaab.
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In July, a crowd at a Trump rally chanted “send her back” about the Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar, parroting Trump’s suggestion that she “go back” to Somalia, from which she immigrated as a child. Shortly after, the Kentucky senator Rand Paul offered to buy Omar a plane ticket back to Somalia so that she would be more appreciative of her American home. What few commentators have mentioned is that, when it comes to Somalia, “send her back” is not just racist and offensive. It also completely ignores the critical role of US foreign policy over the past several decades in contributing to what Paul called “the disaster that is Somalia”.
Source: ‘Send her back’ isn’t just racist. It ignores the US’s critical role in Somalia | Stephanie Savell
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