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2007-05-30 Africa Horn

President Imposes New Sanctions on Sudan

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Posted by Pappy 2007-05-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 On the other end of the spectrum, lawmakers and advocacy groups that have campaigned for tougher action on Darfur voiced disappointment with the president's plan as being too little, too late.

Cripes, can't these assholes at least give the man credit for trying to do the impossible. If he had done this 5 years ago, the outcome would have been the same (China and Russia putting the kibosh on it immediately). Of course, they would have said the same thing then too. So he should take them seriously? Any of us should? Uhm...no.

Posted by Remoteman 2007-05-30 00:50|| 2007-05-30 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Now that George Bush is for doing something about Darfur, the progressive Left will be against it.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-05-30 01:18|| 2007-05-30 01:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't you mean "Regressive" Left?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-05-30 06:19|| 2007-05-30 06:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Now that George Bush is for doing something about Darfur, the progressive Left will be against it.

For the left the equation is simple: the life of a Palestinian, even if he is trying to blow a maternity is worth more than two hundred ~~Nigger~~ Black lives.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-05-30 07:07|| 2007-05-30 07:07|| Front Page Top

#5 You mean with sanctions we can't expect another Manute Bol in the NBA next year?

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-05-30 08:18|| 2007-05-30 08:18|| Front Page Top

#6 steve,

I thought you were one of the dudes who discounted the effects of econ sanctions? You've changed your mind?

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-05-30 10:43|| 2007-05-30 10:43|| Front Page Top

#7 LH, I do discount economic sanctions to a fair degree. If the country being sanctioned has something that other people want (e.g., oil), sanctions won't matter.

We see that with Iran today, we saw that with Saddam, etc.

My point (well, snark) was that the progressive Left has been calling for something to be done about Darfur. Their BDS, however, means that once George Bush starts to do something about Darfur, they'll oppose him.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-05-30 12:59|| 2007-05-30 12:59|| Front Page Top

#8 LH, I do discount economic sanctions to a fair degree. If the country being sanctioned has something that other people want (e.g., oil), sanctions won't matter.

We see that with Iran today, we saw that with Saddam, etc.

My point (well, snark) was that the progressive Left has been calling for something to be done about Darfur. Their BDS, however, means that once George Bush starts to do something about Darfur, they'll oppose him.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-05-30 13:01|| 2007-05-30 13:01|| Front Page Top

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