Should the USA invade Sudan?

Published on March 17, 2005 By Champas Socialist In Politics

I was just sent a link to an online petition which will be sent to President Bush, urging him to "demand the [UN] Security Council support a larger African Union troop deployment, a general arms embargo and targeted sanctions against those most responsible for the atrocities."

Well doesn't that sound familiar, hit too close to home, make you shiver when you think of the way things could go in Sudan. For those of you who are unaware, the Sudanese Government is sanctioning mass killings of its people. Many predict that Sudan will be the next Rwanda. Genocide is on its way to Africa again.

The UN is being weak on this issue. The US wants a stronger resolution on this issue. Sounding a lot like Iraq isn't it. The friend who sent me this forward by the way is probably someone you'd call a leftie, but he's a thinking leftie. But I hesitate before signing.

I believe that the UN is a vital organisation. It is highly imperfect, but I think it is dangerous to ignore it. The reason it was set up was because of the lessons we learned from the 2nd World War. Countries must act together because if countries start acting as renegades, doing whatever they think is best, then we get to the point of chaos once again. The UN acts as a way of us all keeping check on each other, not allowing any nation to become another Nazi Germany.

But the UN is dragging its heels and millions of people stand to lose their lives as a result. I simply cannot stand the idea of another Rwanda. I want Bush and Howard to kick the UN's arse into gear. But I do not want to encourage them to act without the UN, because I also think that many of the problems created by the culturally insensitive and arrogant way in which the USA invaded Iraq could have been avoided had there been more involvement from the UN.

So should I sing the petition or not. What are your views?

http://www.democracyinaction.org/darfur/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=407Link

Comments (Page 3)

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on May 03, 2005

Reply #29 By: dabe - 5/3/2005 10:49:23 PM
Well, I suppose you're not going to respond to my accusation that you are a dumbass racist, dopemiler, because you basically are, and by displaying that hateful symbol, you really are showing your true colors. Pictures speak a thousand words.

--DABE, BACK OFF!!! I am sick and tired of your [and others] personal attacks...JFC! Grow up! All of You!

Nick

on May 04, 2005

Re: this crap by "dabe"

"We should not invade Sudan unless we find oil there and can insure that Halliburton makes a ton of money. Otherwise, there is no US interest in invading. In fact, if they slaughter eachother into extinction, then maybe we can go in and set up a strategic military base without any interferrence from them. Hmmmmmmmmmm................."

Why don't you first get the facts before you shoot off your socialist big mouth! THERE IS oil in the Sudan,..lots of it. It's being exploited by China and India. A Canadian company was involved but was forced to sell to an Indian Company by a bunch of rabid politically correct assholes. The Company is facing a huge civil lawsuit and is likely going to end up before the World Court. Get this,..the Company failed to "do something" about the Arabs killing Blacks. I guess the Company should have hired a private army and stopped the Government. Now, if companies tried to interfere in the internal matters of Canada, there would be a huge uproar!

As for the invasion of Iraq, it was required because Saddam set himself up as the leader of the Muslim world against the West. To effectively fight terrorism, America has to remove or change the "swamp" that breeds the terrorist mentality. The alternative is to chase individual terrorists down which would be very foolish and would bankrupt the West. The analogy is what happened during the building of the Panama Canal. The French and the first US effort failed because the malaria ridden mosquitoes killed off thousands of workers. There were huge efforts mounted to attack and kill the insects but the swamps produced more new mosquitoes than were being killed. The US finally realized that to get rid of the pests, it had to drain the swamps, which is what happened. Same must be done with the terrorist situation.

As for invading the Sudan, anyone proposing that is quite simply nuts! The Country is a 3rd world sewer hole which poses no threat to anyone. The UN should proclaim the Government to be racist and the entire bunch should be taken to the World Court.

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