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2004-08-07 Africa: Horn

Darfur As a Battlefield Between Hassan al-Turabi and Omar al-Bashir

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-08-07 2:08:19 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So is Turabi on our side or not? If he's a mercenary, I'm still holding my nose and feel that he's not cutting the mustard as "worth the annoyance cost".

(The infamous "he's an SOB but he's our SOB" remark; the description of him makes me feel that he's not holding up his end of the bargain enough to make us support Turabi himself.)

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-08-07 3:27:49 AM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2004-08-07 3:27:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Why does this leave me thinking about "blow back" from giving aid to these "refugees" because this guy is linked to them?

I say leave this to the French and the EU.

Posted by FlameBait93268 2004-08-07 1:56:41 PM|| 2004-08-07 1:56:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree, #2. We need to give Sudan a pass and especially this Darfur mess because this is Muslim on Muslim fighting. If we were to jump in, both groups of former Muslim "enemies" would unite in an instasecond in their hatred for evil America.

Why other RB posters are itching for the USA to get involved in this black hole-quagmire is beyond me. Let the EU and/or African countries send peacekeeping troops to Sudan. We currently have 2 wars on the go, neither of which seem to be winding down anytime soon.

Let's pick our battles carefully and Sudan is not a battle worth one single GI's life or any taxpayers' $. We have already committed $15 Billion to Africa for AIDS relief. I am tired of sending $ to a continent that loathes America by and large.

Posted by rex 2004-08-07 7:31:10 PM|| 2004-08-07 7:31:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I wouldn't argue, Rex, but I'm not advocating a big mission for us in Sudan. There's a simple reason for that --

-- we don't need one to break Khartoum's hold on the region.

As I've advocated elsewhere, we need to train the Furians to fight for themselves. We can do that with a small mission. Let the French wave their flag and help coordinate relief. We'll train the Darfur Liberation Front so that they can defend their homes from the Janjaweed. We could end up with an ally that will help us with a lot of things in the region, destablize Khartoum, and tweak the French. What's not to like?

Posted by Steve White 2004-08-07 8:58:38 PM|| 2004-08-07 8:58:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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