when we stop needing their their money.honestly this is america's war.remember how this s**t started..some french lady being kidnapped?

Nothing will change. You can take that to the bank or mpesa kiosk. If anything, they'll escalate attacks when they sense hesitation and smell defeat or fatigue on the part of Kenya. What a better way to applaud victory than seeking spectacular and humongous attacks? Btw why would they cease attacks? They'd go for nothing short of total annihilation of the enemy. Brace yourself for a long protracted engagement.

there is obvious financial motivation for the army to be in somalia, but is that reason greater than the effect to the economy now that tourism is more or less collapsed.

Are the people responsible for making this decision more influential than people in charge of other affected sectors of the economy, like tourism and hospitality