Posted on 07/21/2009 7:10:00 AM PDT by TDCAnalyst
As a presidential and vice presidential candidate in 2008, Joe Biden repeatedly pledged to use U.S. military force to end the genocide in Darfur. The government of Sudan is rightly listed as a state sponsor of terrorism and poses a threat to U.S. interests. Now that he’s in office, Vice President Biden should persuade President Obama to match their words with action and fulfill his campaign pledge.
“I would use American force now. I think it’s not only time not to take force off the table. I think it’s time to put force on the table and use it,” then-Senator Biden said in April 2007.
The specific recommendation Senator Biden was making was to create a No-Fly Zone over Darfur, preventing Sudanese aircraft from flying over the territory to bomb the population or supply government-sponsored forces with weapons used to carry out the genocide. Biden also said in April 2007 that he was told by senior military officials that the deployment of 2,500 soldiers to the area would “radically change the situation on the ground now.”
Biden justified his proposed intervention in moral terms, reflecting on the ongoing humanitarian disaster. The United Nations estimated in April 2008 that over 200,000 people have died as a result of the conflict, and over 2.5 million refugees have been created. The International Criminal Court has even issued a warrant for the arrest of President Omar Bashir and other Sudanese officials for their role in the genocide.
However, intervention can also be justified by national security. Sudan has become a client state of Iran, used to covertly sponsor terrorism. The Sudanese government has admitted that a truck convoy that passed through their territory in January 2009 and was carrying Iranian arms destined for Hamas...
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I read today Sudan attacked Darfur with two aircraft attacks yesterday.
This is a brutal civil war and one side is using overwhelming military force to win.
If OBAMA sends U.S. Troops to the Sudan, he is a bigger fool than I thought he was originally, which doesn't seem possible!
“I read today Sudan attacked Darfur with two aircraft attacks yesterday.”
It’s only Muslims killing Christians. Nothing to see here. /sarcasm
Where’s my HAM, VP Biden! ;)
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