President Bush threatened to tighten economic sanctions and issue new ones if Sudan’s leadership does not do more to stop the violence in Darfur, Associated Press reported. It’s about time.
“The world needs to act,” Bush said. “If President al-Bashir does not meet his obligations, the United States of America will act.”
The world does need to act. The starvation, disease and atrocities in Darfur should not be allowed to continue. One of the primary purposes of the United Nations is the maintenance of international peace and security. It should take action now, and more countries should step up to help the United Nations do its job.
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The U.N. is too busy with Global Warming to save lives in Darfur.
It would be nice to have some troops to send to Darfur to curb the slaughter there, but unfortunately ours are still busy trying to find the Bush family balls that Saddam hid somewhere after the first Iraq war. We do however have tons and tons of diplomatic reports on Sudan that we could send them to eat. Oooh, Tasty!
You like Bush Family Balls Jed?
Sudan is China’s largest overseas oil project. China is Sudan’s largest supplier of arms, according to a former Sudan government minister. …
Oil from Sudan makes up one-tenth of all of China’s imported oil,” said Zhu Weilie, director of Middle East and North African Studies at Shanghai International Studies University…
With the dawn of oil production in 1999, Sudan’s government began collecting $500 million a year in revenue. About 80 percent went to buy weapons, said Lam Akol, who was Sudan’s transportation minister from 1998 to 2002 and is now a rebel commander. Over the same period, Sudan’s military budget has doubled, according to the International Monetary Fund.
A study by PFC Strategic Studies concluded that the Sudan government could collect as much as $30 billion in total oil revenue by 2012, with the potential for much more if exploration succeeds…
A recent report in the state-controlled China Business News quotes a Chinese foreign affairs official as saying that Beijing has asked Sudan’s Khartoum government “send troops” to areas in which Chinese companies operate…
Roughly two-fifths of all known reserves — oil worth more than $16 billion — are now in rebel-controlled territory, according to the study by PFC, the strategic analysis group..
Field reports produced by human rights groups describe a connection between the people extracting the oil and those waging the war. Some of the helicopter gunships used in the attacks on civilians are Chinese-made…
Publican,Nope- way too small and not enough for a decent meal, and by now they’re probably moldy and full of sand!
Where is the rest of the world on this?
Where are all the countries that have not lent their support to us on Iraq? Certainly, they have troops to send to Darfur?
Where are they?
On the one hand – the liberals keep whining that the US needs to get out of Iraq – mind its own business, but on the other hand, they want the US to ‘fix’ Darfur.
The UN is as helpless as ever.
Generally I am not in favour of intervention in the internal affairs of other countries but in this case- as well as in the case of Bosnia in the 90s, we cannot just stand by and watch a halocaust.
Part of the problem is the sudenese government would not allow peace keeping forces in the country. They just did give permission for some UN troops. Funny Bush waited until that happened before opening his mouth. And where the hell have those shining examples of race baiting, Jackson and Sharpton been during all of this. Probably looking for another Tawana.
“The UN is as helpless as ever.”
Not so, GS. I heard the UN has passed several resolutions using ALL CAPS. “This MUST stop NOW”!
“Where is the rest of the world on this?”
Probably in the same place they were when we asked them to help with the war on terror — protecting their own selfish interests ………. sticking their head in the sand and berating us for trying to stop the carnage ….
Mrage hit it on the head. Sudan is no longer listening to the West anymore. It has economic allies, so it doesn’t have to listen to any of the West’s demands.
But the Party of God could send Nancy Pelosi over there to resolve it.
The AU has troops in Darfur; the biggest thing they need is some ‘bigger sticks’; especially air and logistics support. I would oppose putting US ‘boots on the ground’ there but support giving ‘back-up’ support.
A. We should leave Iraq because it is a sovereing company that is not a threat and we are not wanted
B. We should enter Darfur because it is a sovereign country that is not a threat and we are not wanted.
Hmmm
Darfur and Sudan ARE in a civil war and we should GO IN?
Iraq is in a civil war so we should pull out??
How does that sound?
In the Darfur mess we have the neighbors involved. In Iraq we refuse to deal with the neighbors. In Darfur we are being asked to provide support for troops from other countries. In Iraq we are going it mostly alone.
It’s a horrible tragedy, why is it Right to bear Arms in America, but we don’t arm people from being terrorized in other countries.
We did in Afghanistan, but didn’t stay to control those weapons after the Russians were pushed out. The Taliban was born because lack of government and everyone was heavily armed.
Taliban won that war of control. Horrible group caused 9/11.
If we learned the lesson in Afghanistan, can’t arm the people of Darfur, then America has to take the problem directly to China.
Tell them to stop militarily supporting the Sudan government.
America telling China what to do, goes nowhere. Bush is weak against China.
The people suffer in places like Darfur because of global politics.
America has no chance to get oil there either.
Wouldn’t Cheney say our soldiers could be welcomed as hero’s.
“Slam Dunk” to take Sudan’s government out.
The evidence against Sudan’s government is very obvious, nothing has to be made up.
Sure we can sit and watch a holocaust, the Dems are proposing to do just that in Iraq as we speak.
And I thought you guys didnt want any “independent” action by the US.
Besides the Chinese warned us against it yesterday. You can see what mrage is speaking of on this map of the Sudanese Oil Concessions. Check out who owns Block 4 and 6. Then ask again.
http://www.rightsmaps.com/html/sudmap2.html
“Part of the problem is the sudenese government would not allow peace keeping forces in the country. They just did give permission for some UN troops.”
We don’t need “permission” from them. Go in and, if they dare try to shoot, squash them like the little bugs they are. Today the news said they are painting some war planes to look like UN relief planes. If I were President, I would order the US Navy to destroy the aircraft and tell that government “if you paint anymore planes, they will suffer the same fate”.