Save Darfur "Can't Save Darfur"

This is a an appropriate look at the charity I write about and support. Important exherpts from the article follow:

"...Any organization which claims it can save Darfur is courting hubris, at the least.  At the end of the day, Darfur - and Sudan - have to save themselves..."

"...The simple fact is that neither the US nor Europe has the leverage or the means to force the Sudanese Government or the rebels to negotiate and uphold a sustainable peace.

For instance, it took over two decades to end the most recent conflict in South Sudan, a conflict that claimed far more lives than Darfur; a conflict which only ended when both sides realized they had nothing to gain by continuing to fight.

That said, there is a role for advocacy in all of this.  The US has some influence, although limited - some policies are more effective than others..."

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