posted on May 21, 2007 09:41:23 PM new
May 21, 11:07 PM EDT
Biden Favors U.S. Troops for Darfur
By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press Writer
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Joseph Biden called again Monday for U.S. troops to help quell the violence in Sudan's Darfur region, drawing a strong rebuke from Sudan's U.N. envoy.
The comments from the Delaware senator, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, came as he led a bipartisan delegation to the United Nations for talks with key U.N. officials.
"The bottom line was this: There's genocide taking place," Biden said, adding that the world can't wait several months for action on the ground.
"Were I able to make the decision, I would impose a no-fly zone immediately, and I would commit forces to stop the janjaweed now. But I am not making that decision."
Biden, who made a similar call last month, confirmed that the forces he was referring to were U.S. troops.
Darfur's conflict between ethnic African rebels and the government - backed by Arab janjaweed militias - has killed more than 200,000 people and displaced 2.5 million others. A beleaguered 7,000-strong African Union force has been unable to stop the fighting.
Sudanese Ambassador Abdelmahmood Abdelhaleem, however, insisted "there is nothing in Darfur that is lagging," citing momentum for new political talks and movement on peacekeeping.
He said Biden's remarks were "not warranted at all because the peace process is moving."
President Bush warned a month ago that he would tighten economic sanctions and impose new ones unless Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir started making definite moves toward peace. Ban urged Bush to give diplomacy more time.
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US TROOPS on the ground huh?
Can't the liberals find ANYONE else to do this?
Just WHERE are THEIR allies? Won't they join together with BIDEN and go to WAR in another nation?
Did they change their minds that we have plenty of troops to send anywhere in the world BIDEN want them sent?
Or is their TALK about bringing our troops home....ONLY so they can be used elsewhere....where they'll ALSO be in danger of losing their lives for?
And for WHAT?
Did they attack America?
Are they a threat to America?
Did the world run out of TROOPS to send?
Is American the ONLY nation that can take care of these issues USING OUR TREASURE and their lives for others?
Now, who does THAT sound like? lOL LOL LOL
And should I be looking forward to those same anti-war people to be calling BIDEN all sort of names....warmonger....imperialist.....wanting to take over the world....make them do what WE want them to do?
LOL LOL
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[ edited by Linda_K on May 21, 2007 09:43 PM ]
