9.13.2006

Clooney, UN, Darfur

It is a good thing to see Clooney addressing the genocide in Darfur before the UN Security Council.

My question is what result does he expect?

First, the people in danger are within their own country and under attack from portions of their own government. That severly limits the UN's "ability to act". {The term in quotes is so because the "ablility of the UN to act" is virtually a joke that everyone seems to recognize or get except for liberals.} If those being persecuted were outside their own borders then the UN has more power to act.

Assuming that there would be a will to act is the greater falsehood.