John Kerry, John Edwards, and Darfur and Sudan
July 8th, 2004
It would be wonderful for John Kerry or John Edwards to make a
statement condemning the genocide in Darfur Sudan, and asking for
strong UN peacekeeping action. This would go far with several
important communities, including African-American Christians,
progressive Jews, and southern and western white missionary-oriented
Christians who have been championing this cause. More important,
it could begin to lay out how a truly pragmatic and moral foreign
policy might work under president Kerry. Sudan is a prime example
of the “gap regions” where future terrorism and other problems
breed–and that many on both sides of the fence see as our principle
security challenge. See the comprehensive daily site following
the genocide in Darfur and Sudan, http://passionofthepresent.org, for
more information.