Darfur Troubles

Mark Goldberg runs down some of the major problems afflicting efforts to improve the situation in Darfur, including the fact that the UN is having trouble getting anyone to give them the 24 helicopters they need and that few of the key rebel leaders are planning on attending the upcoming peace conference.

Comments

The UN wants 24 helicopters? Would they require air power to protect these helicopters? If, we were to lend them the helicopters and the protection, would that be grist for another post about the folly of air power?

Posted by Fred | October 25, 2007 5:57 PM

I'm pretty sure that if we bombed Iran, Darfur will work itself out.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have an interview at AEI in an hour.

Posted by strannix | October 25, 2007 6:29 PM

BLUF - No one; to include the enlightened Europeans, gives a shit about Africa. We spend a lot of time as Americans flagellating ourselves over the problems in Africa. We didn't screw up Africa; the Europeans did. 300 million + W. Europeans need to take the lead in fixing it.

Posted by danceswithgoats | October 25, 2007 9:54 PM

All they have to do is send in Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela, and a carrer EU diplomat from Finland to telll the Sudanese government that what they are doing is bad.

Posted by Dave | October 25, 2007 11:00 PM

Wow -- four comments about a serious posting regarding the world's second most serious humanitarian crisis (after the one caused by the US in Iraq).

All of them stupidly jeering, making excuses for the richest country in the world standing by with its wallet zipped up and whining about how other people aren't doing enough to save those terribly important lives.

Never ask the question "Why do they hate us?" again, you people.

Posted by MFB | October 26, 2007 5:42 AM

MFB - I feel like the US has its hands full at the moment. The rest of the world likes to take us down a notch so here is their opportunity to do something other than sit on the sidelines and criticize. Come on France, England, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, etc.; take the lead and show the world that you are willing to put your money (and troops) where your mouth is.

Posted by danceswithgoats | October 26, 2007 8:58 AM