If you look at the State Department's list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, 4 of the 5 countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria) are clearly ideological and political foes of the United States. And then there is Sudan, placed on the list more than 10 years ago.
Why only now are UN troops finally gaining access to Darfur by the Sudanese government? It seems other foreign policies engaged by the Bush Administration (ie Iraq, Afghanistan) have detracted our resources, legislative effort and domestic political opinion from the genocide in Darfur.
Thankfully, the U.S. through the UN was able to put political pressure on the Sudanese government. This is an achievement that should give both disheartened American citizens international community some faith in international organizations and their success.
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The original reason why peacekeepers were not let in earlier was that the president of Sudan simply did not want them there. The UN was in no position to force its agenda on a member state.
And then came the infringing on sovereignty debate, but luckily, he gave in to the pressure and the peacebuilding process can begin.
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