[ninenot]

And the reason is simple. Racism

Horsehockey.

In the case of the USA, the reason is National Interest. We have NO National Interests in the affected areas of Africa.

The RACIST here is Kofi Annan, who ignores the UN's mandate to assist in civil-order maintenance as required.

[crobnson]

What is the biggest scream going on in this country? What is the one thing that almost everybody is holding their breath to hear? WMD. Why? Because human slaughter by evil dictators is not a good enough reason to do anything. It isn't here, so it doesn't affect us. It's none of our business, let somebody else take care of that problem, I don't want to spend my money on THAT!

What has been the major theme of the war in Iraq? Freeing these people who have been treated like animals by a devil, allowing them to take control of their country, human compassion, trying not to cause too many civilian casualties, soldiers with a military weapon in one hand and a bleeding baby in his other. The world expects a reason, a "we are threatened by them, they are a threat to their neighbors, they are creating wmd. If this country stood up and said, "We are going over to end this evil regime, because they are killing, torturing, starving and oppressing their people". We would have alot more enemies. Without the "legitimate" reason (WMD), this war would not have happened. What in the hell has happened to human compassion? The strong helping the weak, Not standing back and watching human lives being totally wiped off the face of the earth. The song, God Bless the USA, may be appreciated by some Americans, but I belief that alot of people just plain take it for granted. The Iraqi-Americans and the Iraqis themselves, haven't. </rant>