Not Acting In My Back Yard

Peter e-mails to point out that there is a country that could do something about ending the genocide in Darfur quite easily if it wanted to:

Prior to 1956 (or 57), the Sudan was the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, a joint colonial operation. If the Egyptians wished to stop the killing in the Sudan, the Egyptians ought to be able to do it quickly. They do have a large army and air force. [For the most part equipped by the United States.]

But they don't have an interest in this sort of caring venture. This sort of venture is left to those suffering advanced white guilt, ready to accept blame for all crimes committed by non whites against other non whites. Almost no black African or Arab (of any color) cares about such inhumanity, for they are returning to slavey (as owners of slaves).

This is echoed by Joseph Britt in a post at THE BELGRAVIA DISPATCH where he also takes some shots at a couple of noted columnists:

The Arab world isn't even doing that about Darfur. No peacekeepers, no aid, no media coverage, and for damn sure no guilt. Does Tom Friedman during all his earnest chin-stroking about the problem of terrorism and Arab culture pause to consider that this might be related somehow? Saudi imams get young men inspired to blow themselves up in the middle of Iraqi crowds, but we sure don't hear too many reports of young Saudi men risking death to stand between Muslim villagers in Darfur and the janjaweed.

What about Nick Kristof, who has access to the same maps of Africa that the rest of us do? Does he wonder that the largest Arab country, directly north of Sudan with a large army and an air force hundreds of planes strong, has never made a move toward establishing, say, a no-fly zone over any part of Darfur? Demanded UN sanctions against Sudan, or imposed any of its own? To be honest, I doubt the idea has even crossed his mind.

You don't need to be a master geo-strategist or have a doctorate in comparative anthropology to figure out that a culture and religion indifferent or worse to murder on a large scale is going to be a problem for the civilized countries. Egyptian, Saudi, and other Arab Muslims who object to this characterization of them have it within their power to prove me wrong, or not, by what they finally do about Darfur. Journalists like Friedman and Kristof can make their contribution by writing about it, even if it does mean they have to pick up a few checks the next time they're in Cairo.