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2004-07-02 Africa: Horn

Sudan agrees to demands to stop violence

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Posted by Steve White 2004-07-02 1:10:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That's mighty white of the Sudanese Arabs. Since the warfare/pillaging is phase is complete; now starvation, thirst and disease will take the real toll.

Posted by ed 2004-07-02 1:47:30 AM|| 2004-07-02 1:47:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, we'll get right on that. Sure will. Anything else you need?
Are they gone yet?

Posted by Sudan 2004-07-02 8:57:36 AM|| 2004-07-02 8:57:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 And now we enter the phase of ~~malign~~ benign neglect.

Decap the Sudanese government right now. What's the harm?

Posted by Zenster 2004-07-02 10:08:25 AM|| 2004-07-02 10:08:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Just checked a map...
Yep, De Nial does indeed run through the Soudan.
They gots De Blue Nial, De White Nial and just plain De Nial, Yep.

(ducks for cover! :) )

Posted by N Guard 2004-07-02 11:32:35 AM|| 2004-07-02 11:32:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Sudan has agreed to act to stop violence and facilitate relief work.

Just by uttering these words, Sudan is implicated as having allowed violence and blocked relief work before.

Why are we still negotiating with scum?

Posted by jules 187 2004-07-02 11:33:36 AM|| 2004-07-02 11:33:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 because doing more than negotiating would mean we would actaully have to make a personal sacrifice on the behalf of others...

and who wants to do that ?

almost nobody

so we talk and pretend to have values, for our image and pride

eventually it becomes obvious that we are doing nothing and it becomes needful to send forces(or look bad), but for now... delay delay delay

pessmistic, but is there any other explanation that fits past and present behavior?

Posted by Dcreeper 2004-07-02 3:42:38 PM|| 2004-07-02 3:42:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually, Dcreeper, we are usually the only ones making sacrifices to help others, with a few laudable exceptions like Britain, Australia, Poland, Italy...

It isn't for show, as many soldiers in Army hospitals can attest. We have values; it is most of the rest of the world which only wants to APPEAR to have them, without actually ever moving to help.

Posted by jules 187 2004-07-02 4:07:38 PM|| 2004-07-02 4:07:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 right. but not before dragging our feet in the dirt or ignoring it as much as possible without looking bad

Posted by Dcreeper 2004-07-02 4:23:06 PM|| 2004-07-02 4:23:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 You have a low opinion of Americans. Why?

Posted by jules 187 2004-07-02 4:51:14 PM|| 2004-07-02 4:51:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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