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The hope is the African force will prevent a routed Islamic movement from taking advantage of a power vacuum created by the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces who have been supporting Somalia 's internationally recognized government . These forces will prevent employment from rising with the demand for wood products , particularly in the mills and manufacturing plants where many processes can be automated . Despite predictions that the US armed forces will prevent journalists from covering military action in Iraq , broadcasters are refusing to give up hope of getting close to the front line . Given that the proposed optional emission standards are not mandatory , it is assumed that market forces will prevent the use of optional standards unless manufacturers are able to fully recover their costs . The Israeli think-tank , Institute for National Strategic Studies argued that only the use of force will prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons and that Israel has the ability to pre-emptively act alone . The hope is that the African force will prevent the Union of Islamic Courts from taking advantage of the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces who have been supporting Somalia 's internationally recognized government.The three battalions were to go in as an initial deploy-ment , the senior official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authori-sed to speak to the media.The official added that securing the 8,000 troops will not be difficult . However , many economists argue that market forces will prevent the decline in mining petroleum and other natural resources , or will at least significantly delay the decline . Thus , both the former executive director of Africa Watch and the ex-director of the UNOSOM operation agree that the previous plan would be sufficient given the sort of political strength we saw exercised by the U.S. Furthermore , they agree that in the short-run U.S. forces will prevent looting and get some food to the population .