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April 06, 2005
More on Darfur from Kristof
Kristof uses the occasion of Pope John Paul II's death and funeral to bash the Bush Administration on the subject of the genocide and gang rapes in Darfur. And for once, I agree with a Timesman that President Bush needs to do more.
I'm not proposing that we send American ground troops. But an expanded United Nations and African force, with logistical support from the U.S., is urgently needed. And Condoleezza Rice should immediately visit Darfur to show that it is a U.S. priority.
Mr. Bush should promptly back the Darfur Accountability Act, a bipartisan bill that would pressure Sudan to stop the killing (so far, the White House hasn't even taken a position on the act). Ordinary citizens can also urge their members of Congress to pass the act.
If there is a lesson from the papacy of John Paul II, it is the power of moral force. The pope didn't command troops, but he deployed principles. And it's hypocritical of us to pretend to honor him by lowering our flags while simultaneously displaying an amoral indifference to genocide.
Kristof's right.
Posted by pat at April 6, 2005 10:49 AM
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