This video appeal from George Clooney is where my thoughts are. I care more about this than the US War of Terror, more about WWIII between Muslims and Christians, and more about...well more about most things as this is the greatest evil going on in the world (that I know of). Call George Clooney what you want, but I dig the guy and admire every effort he and Don Cheadle make in respect to Darfur.
First, a quick study of what's going on. The UN's classification is not one of Genocide like Colin Powell and other Americans call it..it is just tribal warfare. Genocide is to destroy a race. Since both warring groups in the west of Sudan are Sudanese, black (mostly), AND muslim, it's not accurate to call it genocide. It might have a hint of religious reasoning but it's looking like it's more locals not liking the roving heardsmen (the Arab nationals in Sudan's Darfur region).
Here's what Clooney has said recently to a UN panel, and he's right: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/clo … -will-die/
Here's a good, but lengthy description of the conflict: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict
My thoughts are that the US won't do jack, not that it could, because they're muslims and it seems our current foreign policy is to slaughter muslims too. That and there's no financial gain by deploying peace-disturbers there. And I'm sure Bolten at the UN is downplaying the conflict on behalf of the US (aka, BUSH).
Further, I believe that like other disasterous conflicts that Africa seems to have 24/7/365, ALL need some sort of attention because there is more killing in African nations than anywhere..and the bulk of it is unreported/unheard. That means people, who are actually like YOU and ME, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, babies, grandparents...are being killed in the most barbaric manner there is. Despair is probably greater in African countries than in Baghdad.
WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE DONE IN DARFUR?
First, a quick study of what's going on. The UN's classification is not one of Genocide like Colin Powell and other Americans call it..it is just tribal warfare. Genocide is to destroy a race. Since both warring groups in the west of Sudan are Sudanese, black (mostly), AND muslim, it's not accurate to call it genocide. It might have a hint of religious reasoning but it's looking like it's more locals not liking the roving heardsmen (the Arab nationals in Sudan's Darfur region).
Here's what Clooney has said recently to a UN panel, and he's right: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/14/clo … -will-die/
Here's a good, but lengthy description of the conflict: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict
My thoughts are that the US won't do jack, not that it could, because they're muslims and it seems our current foreign policy is to slaughter muslims too. That and there's no financial gain by deploying peace-disturbers there. And I'm sure Bolten at the UN is downplaying the conflict on behalf of the US (aka, BUSH).
Further, I believe that like other disasterous conflicts that Africa seems to have 24/7/365, ALL need some sort of attention because there is more killing in African nations than anywhere..and the bulk of it is unreported/unheard. That means people, who are actually like YOU and ME, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, babies, grandparents...are being killed in the most barbaric manner there is. Despair is probably greater in African countries than in Baghdad.
WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE DONE IN DARFUR?