Support Both Darfur And American Troops in Iraq

Do you support the people of Darfur? If so, excellent. But at the same time, it's highly hypocritical to do so without also supporting American troops in Iraq. That's what National Review's David Frum argues in a recent article, and he certainly has some highly valid points.

Both conflicts involve protecting a Muslim-majority population from vicious Islamic terrorists and murderers. The only difference is that the American military is (currently) uninvolved in Darfur, whereas in Iraq it fights side-by-side with the citizenry against the terrorists. But as Frum states, how can one, "condemn jihad in Sudan as the equivalent of genocide in our time--and pardon an even crueler jihad in Iraq as legitimate national resistance?"

The answer is - you honestly can't. Whether one supported the Iraq war at the outset or not, the current reality is that an evil insurgency is committing terror against the Iraqi people, and abandoning them to it would be immoral and unjust. No doubt, helping to save Darfur is our clear obligation. But doing the same in Iraq is as rightful a duty as well.

Comments

[nanc]

we support a.j.w.s. so we do support darfur efforts. the ugliness there is more than any "normal" person could handle on a daily basis - i applaud the efforts of those who take this on. if you want to help darfur, find an organization through charity navigator or one of the other great charity ratings places. sometimes we cannot and should not wait for our government to spend our money properly.

i see you're in the beak hotseat this week - best to you - and please say bowler's clothing uglier than golfer clothing!

[Solid Surfer]

Thanks Nanc. One great way to help Darfur is through the Save Darfur website, at http://www.savedarfur.org/

And yes, I definitely think bowler's clothing is uglier! :-)

[Freedom Now]

Good point. Keep hammering away...

[Verdant]

Darfur is not on the radar screen for most U.S. citizens. Iraq, because if the presence of our troops, the large oil reserves, the proximity to Israel, its multi - ethnic residents (who can check and balanance each other, which offers an interesting opportunity for democracy)is on our front pages daily.

[Solid Surfer]

Darfur is starting to become more well known, though - before a few months ago hardly anyone spoke about it, but now it's starting to get much more publicity.