Troops out of Iraq and into Darfur?

[LBJDemocrat]

I noticed that many candidates in the debate last night advocated sending troops to Darfur. I don't understand why this would make any sense. There are civil wars going on in both Iraq and in the Sudan. Why is it worth it to get involved in one of them and not the other? In Iraq, at least, it was our mistakes that precipitated the sectarian conflict; and if we pull out, Iranian influence would increase, possibly resulting in a genocide of religious minorities in the Shi'ite areas.

I've been against the war from the beginning, but the idea of staying in Iraq is preferable to the idea of getting involved in Darfur for me, even though I'd prefer it if troops got out of both.

Is it because politicians believe a war in Darfur would be a "cakewalk"? I would disagree with that. There are plenty of Al Qaeda-type Salafi jihadists in the Horn of Africa who could move to the region if we turned it into what could be interpreted by them as a "jihad." Do we really want that?

What do you think?

[LBJDemocrat]

1. Anyone?

kick

[LBJDemocrat]

2. Hello?

I assume that if all of you agreed, you'd say say. You either disagree but can't argue your case or you just don't give a s---.

[LBJDemocrat]

3. This is ridiculous

"Eh, who cares if more Americans die, as long as Bush is out of office."

[LBJDemocrat]

4. WTF

Come on.

[LBJDemocrat]

5. One last try

nt

[Sparkly]

6. I'm not sure what could or should be done in Darfur, but more is needed.

If we had to have this strong an economic, military, and political investment somewhere, I'd prefer it were in a place like Darfur. It's a tragic situation. The irony of invading Iraq -- with hysteria about atrocities that occurred a decade ago -- yet ignoring genocide in Darfur, is mind-boggling...

[LBJDemocrat]

7. If the military had to be used,

I think a bombing campaign could be used, but the idea of a troop commitment on the ground is completely absurd.

[MonkeyFunk]

8. I would fully support

sending all the troops in Iraq to Darfur.

There is, in fact, a place for US military power. Taking over a country is not one of them. Stopping genocide is.

[LBJDemocrat]

9. So then

...if genocide occurs after we leave a country, should we go back in?

[MonkeyFunk]

10. That's a good question

and it's why I opposed this war from Day 1.

There was no good ending. I knew that in '03 and my opinion has only been confirmed.

in Darfur, however, the problem is a total lack of legitimate government control. A respectable US government would lead the way to having the UN use force to stop what's happening. Alas, we don't have a respectable US government.

But... the real solution is to have a UN-led force that is mightily supported by the US.