Did they think the Hamburglar was there or something? Why is George Bush trying to divert America’s attention from his scandalous failures at home? Isn’t that how their tired old story went during the Clinton years? Either way, the hyped attack was yet another flop.

The attack was the fourth known strike by the US inside Somalia since it backed Ethiopia’s invasion of the country in December 2006. All have been aimed at men Washington believes to be responsible for terrorist attacks in East Africa. None has been successful.