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Originally Posted by crockett
This is actually a serious question. As an American on this board I see countless attacks about pretty much anything our govt does. Many are justified and hell I even agree with much of it.
However I do have a question for you guys. Why is it you stand by and do pretty much nothing about the situation in Darfur?
It's pretty clear the world looks to America to lead by example, but this is one case that we can't do much about. No matter if it's right or wrong for us to be in Iraq, we are there and we don't have the troops to spare to go elsewhere. So I can "almost" understand my govt's un-willingness to stand up to the plate and take the lead on this matter, however I don't excuse it.
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Agree - Darfur is a total disgrace and there is nothing any country can say which would justify the turning of heads while genicide took place.
In reality all countries concerned are part of the UN and, not once, but many, many times the Secretary General requested assistance in dealing with Darfur. What did he get? Nothing - not a bean. Dafur was the one issue which the last Secretary General regards as his personal failure and replusive that no nation actually stood up to be counted.
We are not talking about this or that country - all these countries are UN members and part of the international community - yet they all elected to do nothing. No country is blameless.
Na.. the international community does not rely on the US to lead by example - they manage their own affairs and don't need any other country to do this. Some have done exceptionally well in managing their foreign affairs and have eg contributed well in both finance and practical on-the-ground assistance to third world or distressed areas. Others have failed miserably - each to their own.
Iraq is a totally different scenario Crockett - it's just another US govt war and has nothing to do with the welfare or interests of the Iraq people - and just another thing which will prob come back to haunt the US in future.
If you think Daruf is bad - ya ain't seen nothing yet in terms of what have happened to others over the last 25 ish years. My own country sold people out for slimeball gain and imprisoned innocent people who used to live on Deigo Garcia for centuries - the object being to sell the island to the US to permit an aircraft base. Meanwhile, the real owners of that island are no longer there and living in permanent squalor - thanks to the selfishness of supposed "civilized" nations.
Bottom line, "civilized world" can behave in the most disgusting ways possible - these nations may include the US, but the extent of predatory and unjust behavior is spread far wider over many countries.