MacAskill also notes that two possible solutions to the agony of Darfur--military intervention and economic sanctions—had been "largely discredited" by the experience of the United Nations in Iraq.
"Blanket sanctions by the international community would add to the suffering of an already impoverished population, as happened in Iraq after the first Gulf War," he wrote.
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"The final logic of [military] intervention is the overthrow of the government. That would provide the UN with a problem comparable to Iraq," he wrote.
The Indifferent West
"One might as well ask, after such knowledge, what forgiveness?"
That was the central question asked by
The Times of India in an editorial about Darfur.
"The Nazis killed six million or more out of hate. Today's civilised democracies prefer to kill out of benumbing indifference. The Dark Continent has exposed the quiet savagery of the rest of the world. How does one explain this callousness? At the recent G-8 meeting, the US made a strong case for writing off Iraq's debt of $120 billion. The proposal to waive Africa's $300 billion debt was once again set aside."
Darfur is a tragedy with many authors.
washingtonpost.com producer Ed O'Keefe contributed to this article.
