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2009-01-31 22:55

Picka
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From the American Prospect: Obama's Darfur Test, Jan 29, 2009:

In the coming weeks, Darfur will reach yet another crisis point when the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for President Omar al Bashir of Sudan. When this happens, President Bashir has all but promised retaliation -- against United Nations personnel in Sudan, against Darfuris, and against southern Sudanese separatists. This much we know. What is still unclear is how the Obama administration intends to respond.

When the president of Sudan becomes an international fugitive in the coming weeks, President Obama will be afforded a new opportunity to break from the past and forge a new, pragmatic approach to the Darfur crisis. He must act quickly, though. For the long-suffering people of Darfur, the clock is ticking. Fast.

Indeed the situation in Darfur is dire. But is it more urgent than Gaza and Afghanistan and Pakistan and Iraq? How many more balls can Obama juggle? How many more balls can America afford to juggle. Will the "new pragmatic approach" require military and/or monetary commitments?

I guess we'll find out soon enough.

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