War On Terror - Somali Warlord Edition

Just read an article in today's New York times about Somalia. So now we are said to be supporting Somali warlords. We say we are not supporting warlords but fighting the war on terror and helping the new "democratic" goverment.

Did anyone see "Black Hawk Down"? I know it isn't the same warlord. Still it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I would argue that this is one country we should just carpet bomb and turn into a big parking lot.

" ... In interviews, American officials declined to detail their relationship with the warlords, and said only that their goal was to support both the fight against terrorism and the recently formed transitional government that is struggling to gain a foothold.
But the president of that transitional government pointed his finger at the United States and said American counterterrorism efforts would work better if they went through Somalia's fledgling government, not through individual warlords.
"They really think they can capture Al Qaeda members in Somalia," President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed said. "But the Americans should tell the warlords they should support the government, and cooperate with the government." ... "

Alliance of Somali Warlords Battles Islamists in Capital - NYT