I'm confused now....
I had heard a rumor that the Sudanese government had agreed to allow UN troops to enter their country. But I hadn't been able to find any news about it until I found this article. Honestly, I'm too tired to read it right now, but I'll put it here and read it later haha. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/Africa/11/16/un.darfur.ap/index.html
ANYWAYS: this really confuses me. First of all, have they really agreed to allow troops in? Just peacekeeping troops? Or military troops to stop the fighting? And then if they do allow military troops, which side would they favor? The Janjaweed who are attacking the rebels, or the militia that is opposing the Janjaweed? (Personally, I would think that they would fight against the Janjaweed cause in my opinion they are the "bad" guys).
But here is another thing that confuses me even MORE: Why would the government allow these troops to come into their country? It has always been assumed and believed that it was the government that was behind all of these attacks to begin with, so for them to now allow a force that would oppose the movement they sponsored seems a tad ridiculous to me. Perhaps the government was never actually involved with this conflict? Or perhaps they have just now "changed their mind" in an effort to protect their image. It seems like there have been a lot more news reports about this subject in the past little bit. National evening news shows seem to air something about Darfur once a week. That's amazing. Usually it is the journalists and reporters that seem to start trouble with exposing conflicts and problems, but thankfully they have done the right thing. YAY!
I was so happy when I heard the news. I am a bit sad though, in a sick sort of way, cause I really wanted to go to Darfur to help. I want this conflict to be resolved ASAP, but another part of me really wants to go work there, but I'll have to wait until I get my medical degree and such. Hopefully this conflict will be long done by then.
Who knows what lies ahead....
I had heard a rumor that the Sudanese government had agreed to allow UN troops to enter their country. But I hadn't been able to find any news about it until I found this article. Honestly, I'm too tired to read it right now, but I'll put it here and read it later haha. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/Africa/11/16/un.darfur.ap/index.html
ANYWAYS: this really confuses me. First of all, have they really agreed to allow troops in? Just peacekeeping troops? Or military troops to stop the fighting? And then if they do allow military troops, which side would they favor? The Janjaweed who are attacking the rebels, or the militia that is opposing the Janjaweed? (Personally, I would think that they would fight against the Janjaweed cause in my opinion they are the "bad" guys).
But here is another thing that confuses me even MORE: Why would the government allow these troops to come into their country? It has always been assumed and believed that it was the government that was behind all of these attacks to begin with, so for them to now allow a force that would oppose the movement they sponsored seems a tad ridiculous to me. Perhaps the government was never actually involved with this conflict? Or perhaps they have just now "changed their mind" in an effort to protect their image. It seems like there have been a lot more news reports about this subject in the past little bit. National evening news shows seem to air something about Darfur once a week. That's amazing. Usually it is the journalists and reporters that seem to start trouble with exposing conflicts and problems, but thankfully they have done the right thing. YAY!
I was so happy when I heard the news. I am a bit sad though, in a sick sort of way, cause I really wanted to go to Darfur to help. I want this conflict to be resolved ASAP, but another part of me really wants to go work there, but I'll have to wait until I get my medical degree and such. Hopefully this conflict will be long done by then.
Who knows what lies ahead....
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