A double standard in Sudan
|
TOOLBOX
   Resize
COMMENT
 Discussion Policy
 CLOSE
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.
Who's Blogging  |
Regarding the Oct. 17 front-page story "In Shift for Obama, U.S. Settles on Modulated Policy for Sudan":
While the U.S. government has tended to take a firm stance on certain humanitarian issues (see the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, Georgia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia, etc.), there seems to be a double standard when it comes to Africa and, in particular, Darfur.
In the case of Sudan, the U.S. government "will maintain that genocide 'is taking place,' " yet it will then negotiate with the perpetrators. And this is the new policy?
While the Sudanese conflict is deeply rooted and difficult to respond to, making concessions to a government headed by an indicted war crimes suspect cannot be the way to do it.
Nadja Popovich, Bethesda
