Reply #12: Agreed....and although the peace treaty didn't hold, [View All]

[FrenchieCat]

I give Richardson major Kudos.

But I don't believe that Richardson's actions can take away from those who consistenly made sure that Darfur didn't fall off the map of conscientiousness(sp?) back two/three years ago, before Darfur was a popular cause.

It took voices speaking out in this country to build a concensus that Darfur was a concern in the first place...which is why Richardson may have been compelled to attempt to do something about it a few weeks ago....

I also understand clearly that regardless of whether Richardson's action may have included a certain amount of calculation on his part as he knew that he'd be announcing his candidacy prior to dealing with this issue of Darfur (which he has very much touted to date), the fact remains that his attempts to do something should not be overlooked....I agree.