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Sudan: Sticks and Stones
President Bush seems genuinely troubled by the slaughter in Darfur and has periodically suggested to Condoleezza Rice: Why can’t we just send troops in and take care of it? Each time, Ms. Rice patiently explains: You can’t invade a third Muslim country, especially one with oil. And so Mr. Bush backs off and does nothing.
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We should warn Sudan that if it provokes a war with the South, attacks camps for displaced people or invades a neighboring country, we will destroy its air force. As Roger Winter, a longtime Sudan expert, puts it: “They act when they are credibly threatened. They don’t react when we throw snow at them.”
-- Nicholas D. Kristof for The New York Times
Yeah, I'm sure the world community would be aghast to see Bush intervene to stop a genocide. Cripes, give me a break!
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We should warn Sudan that if it provokes a war with the South, attacks camps for displaced people or invades a neighboring country, we will destroy its air force. As Roger Winter, a longtime Sudan expert, puts it: “They act when they are credibly threatened. They don’t react when we throw snow at them.”
-- Nicholas D. Kristof for The New York Times
Yeah, I'm sure the world community would be aghast to see Bush intervene to stop a genocide. Cripes, give me a break!