But ill-equipped and poorly led UN replacement forces for the American presence put the remaining US troops in the bull’s eye as they attempted to bring to justice the Somali warlord responsible for the death of Pakistani peacekeepers. The ensuing bloodbath of US soldiers generated images that the American public could not stomach, prompting the exit of American and then UN forces.
美国调遣了28000名成员的部队，暂时还能勉强维持和平。但是代替美军的联合国部队装备不佳，指挥混乱，结果当剩下的美军试图把该为巴基斯坦维和部队成员死亡负责的索马里军阀绳之以法的时候，他们遭受了攻击。美军士兵之后的大屠杀树立起美国公众难以接受的形象，迫使美国军队和联合国部队先后撤军。