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Agamemnon · 10-26-2004, 10:48 AM

I believe the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan was called by Secretary of State Colin Powell a 'genocide' over a month and a half ago. He also implied that the majority of the blame for the situation could be placed squarely on the shoulders of the Sudanese government for failing to act.

Should the US be dealing with a state like this, that condones violence against it's own citizens? The US (and the Western nations) basically financed the government in its intense civil war against the African ethnic groups in the country in an attempt to drive them out and establish Arab control over every province.

There is a NY Times article here in which women are still being treated pretty poorly in the region, and little is being done to prevent it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/26/internat...artner=homepage

This crazy leftist seems to think that oil and China are two main reasons for US involvement in Sudan (declaration of genocide) than any actual empathy for the deaths of 100,000's.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/GOW407B.html

So it begs the question, why the hell is the US dealing with this country? Under it's current strategic mandate, shouldn't this place be up for invasion pretty soon? At least some kind of sanctions? What aside from greed could possibly perpetuate American tolerance of crimes against humanity?

10-26-2004, 10:48 AM	#1
Agamemnon #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	I believe the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan was called by Secretary of State Colin Powell a 'genocide' over a month and a half ago. He also implied that the majority of the blame for the situation could be placed squarely on the shoulders of the Sudanese government for failing to act. Should the US be dealing with a state like this, that condones violence against it's own citizens? The US (and the Western nations) basically financed the government in its intense civil war against the African ethnic groups in the country in an attempt to drive them out and establish Arab control over every province. There is a NY Times article here in which women are still being treated pretty poorly in the region, and little is being done to prevent it. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/26/internat...artner=homepage This crazy leftist seems to think that oil and China are two main reasons for US involvement in Sudan (declaration of genocide) than any actual empathy for the deaths of 100,000's. http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/GOW407B.html So it begs the question, why the hell is the US dealing with this country? Under it's current strategic mandate, shouldn't this place be up for invasion pretty soon? At least some kind of sanctions? What aside from greed could possibly perpetuate American tolerance of crimes against humanity?