Perhaps allow a major Western military power to come and establish a huge permanent base, and pray for some natural resources to be found might shorten the long

Perhaps allow a major Western military power to come and establish a huge permanent base, and pray for some natural resources to be found might shorten the long road to independence. That and paying huge wads of cash to celebrity-turned-activists ($$$ not Somaliland cash bricks!!) to come and create heartbleed documentaries could potentially help their cause. Just sayin...