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On Point: After 400,000 Dead, South Sudan Seeks Peace
Strategy Page ^ | February 26, 2020 | Austin Bay

Posted on 02/26/2020 6:25:21 AM PST by C19fan

February 26, 2020A Feb. 22 ceremony in South Sudan's capital, Juba, brought two enemies face to face. That's one reason the ceremony may prove to be a major political step toward ending the country's terrible six-year-long internal war.

Terrible doesn't adequately describe South Sudan's war. The conflict, which still flickers, has killed an estimated 400,000 people, though no one knows precisely. Accurate body counts involving forensic analysis of mass graves require peace. However, 400,000 dead and over 3 million displaced are conscience-shocking numbers. They are big enough to demand attention.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: sudan; war
South Sudan has a population of around 11 MM. So 4% of the population died due to the civil war. That would be equivalent to 12 MM people dead in the US.
1 posted on 02/26/2020 6:25:21 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Roughly Coronavirus ratios, so no big deal. Many more people around the world die of the flu...after all. LOL.


2 posted on 02/26/2020 6:27:47 AM PST by BobL (If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
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It is not a problem which is going to be solved by bringing refugees to the United States.

That strategy sure backfired with Somalia. Minneapolis used to be a nice cultural town before it went third world. The last time I was there, the locals don't even tell Ole and Lena jokes anymore.

3 posted on 02/26/2020 6:30:49 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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Kiir is Dinka; Machar is Nuer. The Dinka and Nuer are the two largest and most powerful ethnic groups in South Sudan.

And all this after fighting to get away from Sudan and Muslim oppression.

4 posted on 02/26/2020 6:32:14 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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Anan 7: ANAN: You realise what you have done? Captain James T. Kirk: KIRK: Yes, I do. I've given you back the horrors of war. The Vendikans now assume that you've broken your agreement and that you're preparing to wage real war with real weapons. They'll want do the same. Only the next attack they launch will do a lot more than count up numbers in a computer. They'll destroy cities, devastate your planet. You of course will want to retaliate. If I were you, I'd start making bombs. Yes, Councilman, you have a real war on your hands. You can either wage it with real weapons, or you might consider an alternative. Put an end to it. Make peace. From TOS "A Taste of Armageddon".
5 posted on 02/26/2020 6:33:33 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: Vigilanteman

Or Aino and Toivo jokes?


7 posted on 02/26/2020 8:16:48 AM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1998 ... drain the swamp.)
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Interesting that there is no references to the guy in this picture who belongs to a group that could have played significant roles where differences between groups having the same beliefs were settled. Perhaps the reason for that is Abu Dhabi accord
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3741337/posts


8 posted on 02/26/2020 9:49:01 AM PST by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
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