Does this not rise to the level of intervention?
Ok, Sadaam was a jackass. Bad man. Evil man. Dictator. Killed people. So, why aren't we going in guns a blazing to Sudan?
The United Nations says fighting between Arab Janjaweed militias and African rebels in Darfur, western Sudan, has killed some 30,000 people and created the world's worst humanitarian crisis with 1 million people forced to flee their homes.
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"Rapes are still occurring. People do not feel safe leaving the camps to go out and forage for food. The situation remains very, very serious, and first and foremost the security has to be dealt with," he added.
Powell's blunt comments suggest Washington may be closer to pushing for a vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution that would place an immediate travel and arms ban on the militias and threatens to extend the sanctions to the Khartoum government.
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ooooo...UN sanctions. Why would it work for sudan when it didn't work in iraq. Better yet, why does the Bush admin. support sanctions when they didn't in iraq?
The United Nations says fighting between Arab Janjaweed militias and African rebels in Darfur, western Sudan, has killed some 30,000 people and created the world's worst humanitarian crisis with 1 million people forced to flee their homes.
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"Rapes are still occurring. People do not feel safe leaving the camps to go out and forage for food. The situation remains very, very serious, and first and foremost the security has to be dealt with," he added.
Powell's blunt comments suggest Washington may be closer to pushing for a vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution that would place an immediate travel and arms ban on the militias and threatens to extend the sanctions to the Khartoum government.
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ooooo...UN sanctions. Why would it work for sudan when it didn't work in iraq. Better yet, why does the Bush admin. support sanctions when they didn't in iraq?
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