The good news about Darfur is that some action is being done.
The bad news is that it hasn't come fast enough or with enough support.
China and Russia have vetoed the Darfur conflict resolution many times as they trade with Khartoum's regime.
That does not get the US off the hook though; there could have been more push for humanitarian aid and less emphasis on foreign wars (you know which
ones I'm talking about by now I hope).
Photo of African UN Peacekeeper:
For those of you who are ignorant as to what and where Darfur is: There is a civil war in Sudan's western province where Arab pastoralists (It means
people who live off cattle, goats, etc) and Christian and Animist sedentary farmers are killing each other by the thousands.
The black Africans (majority) have very little weapons and the Arabs have 'technicals,' RPGs, and AK-47s at their disposal courtesy of the Chinese
and Russian governments.
The least we could have done is supply the other side with m4a1s or stopped this outrage from the getgo.
Then again, we have better things to worry about than Africans killing each other, right?
This is another 'Blood Diamond' type conflict...And no one gives a damn. Nice.
This is about land and resources, mainly water. Thousands have been killed and thousands more have been displaced. This is the definition of genocide;
one group is trying to forcibly move the other.
There has been no compromising from the Arab Ganjaweed, sponsored in part by China and Russia.
However, there has been little to no support from the rest of the 'developed' world to stop this civil war either.
news.bbc.co.uk
(visit the link for the full news article)
[edit on 1/28/2008 by biggie smalls]
