Black Hawk Down the film begins with an opening scene of early 1990s Somalia, many deceased human bodies are being prepped for burial. Shortly after this a group of Somalian militia are shown seizing a Red Cross food distribution center and declaring it property of their leader, Mohamed Farrah Aidid. A United States Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter is hovering low within distance waiting on confirmation to engage combat but are denied clearance to do so and are forced to retreat. Throughout the next few scenes a man by the name of Ali Atto is shown, an arms dealer en route to Aidid himself however he is quickly apprehended by United States military and ultimately interrogated. It is only at this point does the viewer begin to realize
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Primarily, recorded history verifies North America and Somalia actually engaging in combat off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia. The name for the war Black Hawk Down the film made an adaptation of is called “The Battle of Mogadishu”. This war did happen in the early 1990s as shown in the film, under the George H.W. Bush administration and thus went on briefly into the Clinton administration as well. It can be proven that Somalia and Ethiopia were once a unified country, however aside from severe external factors the country was forced to redefine their way of life if they wanted to combat the Sahara Desert destroying their resources. Mohamed Farrah Aidid, is documented in history as having a warlord dictator presence in Somalia, enforcing harsh conditions that of mainly starving citizens to make sure his army were fed first otherwise they would kill him. While Bush’s main goal was directed toward helping return these corresponding countries citizens to civilized societies by providing aid, it was the Clinton administration whom only cared about making sure Aidid was dead disregarding the number of american casualties we would lose along the way. Black Hawk Down the film creates a depiction of multiple specialized military branches that can still be found today. These specialized military branches are mainly: Delta Force strictly for killing and to join you must be requested to do so, Army Rangers are to create support for Delta troops and the last division of military referenced and used was the 10th Mountain Division who are soldiers that receive training specifically directed toward combatting and containing an american citizen revolt. The difference between America and Somalia’s technological advancements was accurate and in theory, did put us far above what their third world
Primarily, recorded history verifies North America and Somalia actually engaging in combat off the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia. The name for the war Black Hawk Down the film made an adaptation of is called “The Battle of Mogadishu”. This war did happen in the early 1990s as shown in the film, under the George H.W. Bush administration and thus went on briefly into the Clinton administration as well. It can be proven that Somalia and Ethiopia were once a unified country, however aside from severe external factors the country was forced to redefine their way of life if they wanted to combat the Sahara Desert destroying their resources. Mohamed Farrah Aidid, is documented in history as having a warlord dictator presence in Somalia, enforcing harsh conditions that of mainly starving citizens to make sure his army were fed first otherwise they would kill him. While Bush’s main goal was directed toward helping return these corresponding countries citizens to civilized societies by providing aid, it was the Clinton administration whom only cared about making sure Aidid was dead disregarding the number of american casualties we would lose along the way. Black Hawk Down the film creates a depiction of multiple specialized military branches that can still be found today. These specialized military branches are mainly: Delta Force strictly for killing and to join you must be requested to do so, Army Rangers are to create support for Delta troops and the last division of military referenced and used was the 10th Mountain Division who are soldiers that receive training specifically directed toward combatting and containing an american citizen revolt. The difference between America and Somalia’s technological advancements was accurate and in theory, did put us far above what their third world