Bridges, two other former U.S. ambassadors to Somalia and three other former U.S. officials responsible for U.S. relations with that region signed a letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell asking that the State Department support the special bill.
Bridges iyo labo kale oo safiiro Maraykanka uga soo noqday Soomaaliya iyo saddex kale oo sarakiil hore oo Maraykanka u qaabilsanaanjirey gobolkaas ayaa warqad u qoray xoghayaha arimaha dibada ee Maraykanka, Colin Powell, warqaddaas oo ay ku weydiisanayaan taageerada xeerkaas Congress-ka (ee Abshir u ogolaanaya in uu Jooga USA).