what is the US going to do about the Genocide in Darfur????

Answer 1

How do the same people who want US out of Iraq, justify US in Darfur?

I agree that Darfur is tragic, but how do you justify it? There is at least a reasonable link between fighting terrorism in Iraq, and half of the US doesn't consider stopping terrorism a reasonable justification to go to war.

Answer 2

The US doesn't have the power to help everybody. What about the genocide in Burma (Myanmar)? Nobody even knows about that, but it's about as bad as it is in Darfur. Our administration has spoken out against it (an 'outpost of tyranny'), but we can't save everybody, and certainly nobody else seems willing to help.

The UN doesn't have enough authority to step in without a government's permission, even if it's the government that's the problem. I guess that's a good thing even: I'm wary of having a strong world governing body. What it boils down to is that no nation or association of nations has the ability or motivation to help everybody. Bush got blasted after going into Iraq; do you think he's going to commit to another war in Sudan?

What we need is a reformed UN composed only of nations commited to maintaining human rights. Problem is, then you leave out China, and maybe Russia, so it wouldn't completely represent the powers of the world and wouldn't quite be a United Nations. It's China and Russia in the Security Council that are holding the UN back from taking severe action against abusive nations, because they probably fall under that list themselves.

So, what is the US going to do about the Genocide in Darfur? Nothing. Especially after Bush leaves office, because his successor will not have the same courage.

What SHOULD the US do about the Genocide in Darfur? Impose major sanctions on Sudan's government. Blockade their ports. Push for China and Russia to be removed from the Security Council.

But it won't happen, because neither our leaders nor our people have the guts.

Answer 3

Please get all of the facts you can about Darfur before blaming the United States for its inaction that you imply in your question.

First, the president of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, has opposed every effort by the United Nations and the United States to send peace keeping forces into West Darfur - despite the UN's resolution authorizing 20,000 multi-national troops to intervene. al-Bashir wants only the AU (African Union) troops involved.

In 3 1/2 years of "revolt," 200,000 people have been murdered and another 2 1/2 million have been forced from their homes. On Oct. 29, Arab militiamen attacked 8 villages and slaughtered 63 people - including 33 children, 27 under the age of 12!
Still, Sudan's president refuses to allow any outside "interference."

We cannot force our military or humanitarian help - we would have to literally invade the country, against the Sudanese president's orders, in order to put peace keeping troops on the ground there. And I seriously doubt we would have the support of our allies should we invade Sudan - irregardless of our good intentions.

I wish we had the resources necessary to help all of the oppressed people in the world - but we simply don't - and we are not the only civilized nation in the world - and I wonder why other nations, Spain and France, for instance - have not made this a larger issue in their foreign policies.

Make no mistake, defeating the Islamic terrorists and the war in Iraq are the primary objectives of the United States at present - perhaps we will be less engaged in the future and issues such a Darfur can be pushed to the forefront.

Answer 4

Nothing, why should we? Seems everybody that wants out of Iraq wants into Darfur. Last time we went to help the Africans they dragged our dead soldiers through the street. Besides why get into another muslim civil war?

Answer 5

Employ Madeline Albright to stand before the world and claim ti would be "Folly" to intervene in Darfur.


Don't worry, she's already done this once before; during the genocide in Rwanda.

perhaps Al-Queda, or Hammas, maybe even Hezbohalla will help.

Answer 6

Unfortunately our troops are spread way to thin, the world has no confidence in the US anymore so getting help to do something about a situation is akin to the Holocaust is probably slim to none. We in the US and the rest of the free world should be ashamed that this is happening AGAIN.

Answer 7

Why must the US do everything? Right now they are busy sorting out the Iraq problem (no yet finished).

Now why can't the 52 nations that make up Africa fix the problem themselves instead of running to the West to fix it like children! It's pathetic. Why must we always spoon-feed those idiot leaders in Africa? They caused the mess, they must fix it.

Answer 8

it's high time we intervene. darfur is a bloody mess and we need to step up to the plate along with the un.

Answer 9

Nothing. We can't do a thing. If we go there we violate their sovereignty and if we don't people die. Either way we get yelled at. Unless they exept UN help there is nothing we can do, but send donations.

Answer 10

Ok, you liberals talk about the Iraq thing not being our problem, then you come up with this??