> Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[It would help me respond more accurately if you
included whatever it was that I was commenting on
instead of just the comment - thanks.]
> > So what will future folk say about Darfour in
> >Sudan and the Bush admin? For one.
> >
> > Debbi
> > LIA: Darkoor Province And The Cardassians Maru
>
> They'll say the Bush Administration did much more
> than anyone else, against the _opposition_ of Our
> European
> Allies (TM), the ones who so many critics of the
> Bush Administration seem to keep holding up as moral
> exemplars.
But not me (WRT extolling the morals of those across
the pond).
> Note that "more than anyone else" is not
> necessarily _enough_, but it's still _better_. I'm
> always curious about this. When the Bush
> Administration failed to go to the UN in Iraq, it's
> their fault. When they worked with the UN, and
> France
> and China block our attempts to do something, in
> Sudan, it's our fault.
Nooo, but if it's said that we had a moral imperative
to go into Iraq, the same exists in Sudan (and did for
Rwanda too) -- the difference as I see it at least
partially involves oil or economic importance to the
US.
> But I never see you saying,
> gee, France (for example), aided the Rwandan
> genocide
<sarcastic response> Gee, I wasn't on-list to comment
at the time - but nice side-swipe anyway.
<serious response> If you actually want to change a
mind about whatever, a (relatively) non-biased cite
will not only help educate, but might help achieve
your goal. If changing opinions _is_ your goal,
instead of self-gratifying written slappage.
> and is protecting the Sudanese government when it
> commits genocide. Maybe when they oppose our
> actions it's _their_ fault?
Deborah Harrell
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