Massacre in Africa happened while our heads were turned

Virginia Beach Virginia Norfolk Virginian Pilot Ledger Star ^ | 09 Apr 2003 | Bronwyn Lance Chester

[tictoc]

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[U S Army EOD]

Maybe if Jesse Jackson would just got talk to them they would listen.

[freedom9]

"This a job for the U.N. if they want something to get excited about."

They only concern thierselves with status quo where it matters, and economics where available.

[tiki]

A half-ass attempt to aid Somalia turned into a fiasco after Clinton denied our troops the proper tools for their mission. * men gave their lives for nothing and Clinton scrambled for political cover.

Another reason, the US has been emasculated since Vietnam and we've never quite finished anything since.

And another reason, the lily-livered, yellow streaked, socialist UN.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Thanks for refreshing my memory. There's always that, isn't there, warlords and evil dictators preventing the people from having any of the food coming in from the outside.

God have mercy on those people. I thank God out of all the places in the world I could have been born, I won the lottery and was born in America.

[butter pecan fan]

Just one question: Did you hear about it?

Yes. But only because I FReeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppp!

[Cold Heat]

Yah know, I am so sick of hearing about these tribal massacres in Koffi's home stomping grounds that I am about to puke.

what in the hell is going on with the totally incontinent U.N.

This is their responsibility and their mission. It is what we give them support for and what we expect them to do.

I for one will NOT be held responsible for the disgusting and abominable behavior of these so called people!

I wish that God would take notice of this forsaken land and wipe it clean of immorality because we have our hands full of it right now and are doing the best we can.

Come on world! how about a little help out there to go with your constant and never ending criticism! FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[honeygrl]

If the US even tried to touch this one it would just add to the griping about us trying to take over the world.

[BlackVeil]

This must have NOTHING to do with the practice of 'Islam'. The Congo is part of Christian Africa. There is only a small minority of Muslims, who have played no role in these ethnic massacres - they are descendants of Indian and Arab traders.

Rwanda is the most Christian nation in Africa - something like 95% Christian. So-called Christian. I am afraid that it would not matter what religion you tried to teach some people, it is just a lost cause.

[Tall_Texan]

Call me cynical, but as long as it's just black on black killing the world(UN) does not care. If the US and Israel/Western civilization could somehow be implicated then they might give it a go.

I'll take it one step further. As long as blacks are the ones doing the killing, the UN and the liberal media will turn a blind eye. Even if they are "ethnic cleansing" the whites.

They are so afraid of being called racists that the liberal elites will allow blacks to live in fear and starvation so long as their problems don't leave the continent. To them, it is easier than incurring the wrath of a Jesse Jackson or a Louis Farrakhan.

[Lancey Howard]

My proposal: Adopt one (1) African country. Help it to become a showcase for free enterprise, the rule of law, and democracy.

It almost sounds like you are saying that white people need to come to the rescue. The problem is that white people were thrown out of formerly civilized countries like Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and South Africa. Remember all the boycotts to end apartheid, etc.? The liberals had a field day.

White people are not wanted in Africa. I think the United States needs to just steer clear of the place. Let the liberals go fix their mess.

[Ronzo]

Just another sunny day in Africa. It would be a mistake to intervene militarily, for it wouldn't be right for us to infringe on their way of life. We need to stop being so judgmental. It's perfectly acceptable in some cultures to hack your neighbors to death with machetes.

Change "Africa" to "Iraq" and you have basis the real moral platform that the liberal opposition use to condemn Gulf War II. When they say "it's all about oil," that's just a fig leaf for their true argument. But because they are afraid we would not understand their highly developed sense of morality, they instead use silly sound-bites in preference to their highly rational, superior moral authority.

Don't even get me started on abortion...

[VOA]

Massacre in Africa happened while our heads were turned

Actually, it took place while PRESIDENT Bill Clinton was trying to make sure
he was getting as much attention to his little...OK, I'll not go there.

Lot of us, conservatives included, listened to the reports in horror.
And wondered how a "for the children" President couldn't at least use his
bully pulpit to at least try to reduce the murderous tide.

But then we remember, it was all about Bill Clinton...
Of course, he did feel their pain after the poor Africans were dead or
had hands/legs machetted off.

Like most liberals, Clinton is a racist.
Liberation from tyranny is for white Europeans, not brown, black or Asian people.

[thatdewd]

BTTT. Hey Kofi, where were you? The UN could actually make itself useful in Africa, but since there is no US policy to interfere with, they ignore it. Kofi's tenure has brought more shame and disgrace to the UN than any previous SG.

[farmfriend]

Did you see the reply I got to another thread that said we would only do something about it if they had resources to partially pay for it? They are a threat after all.

[winner3000]

Let's face it: The US is the only country that is strong enough, moral enough, and generous enough to put its soldiers in danger to stop a genocide.

[wardaddy]

Aside from Kenya...I have no optimism for Africa...zero..and Kenya is not exactly Nirvana either.

When I was in West Africa, the Ivory Coast was like really uptown and civilized...and pretty safe. Look at it now.

We cannot fix Africa unless we wish to re-colonize it...bad idea...we will become even more hated.

Africa is a worse mess than the ME and the logistics are the worst in the world.

Sorry to be such a pessimist. Nature is going to run it's course there and all we can do is send band aids or help with evacuations...but even the latter is dicey. Hell, 90% of the continent would probably evacuate here given the chance...think Haiti X10,000

[SWake]

From the article: ... which also took the bulk of 800,000 Rwandan lives in 1994

And you said: Yah know, I am so sick of hearing about these tribal massacres in Koffi's home stomping grounds that I am about to puke.

Some time ago, I heard that Koffi was the regional UN director for Rwanda in 1994 and he specifically recommended no UN intervention in Rwanda while the massacres were going on. Can anyone confirm this?

[wardaddy]

Rwanda is indeed over half Catholic and another 40% Protestant and Adventist.

The Congo is 48% Christian, 2% Mooselimb, and 50% Animist...