Austin Bay thinks that the terrorist bombings in Uganda last month is just one factor that could spark a war that could bring in a number of countries:
Oil revenue and water rights disputes, religious differences, ethnic struggles and terrorists exploiting every division -- East Africa's fragile states edge toward a war of the poor that will create greater poverty.
The countries of the region are poor enough, now. Divert scarce money to buy weapons and use them to destroy what little has been built and we have a real tragedy.
And once the war is over, money will continue to go to weapons in case there's another round of fighting instead of repairing the damage done.
I'm not sure what objectives are worth that kind of disaster.
