Michael Perelman wrote: > > Darfur is probably worse than Afghanistan already. The groups that > were fighting against the government have fallen out; one is already > switched sides to the government. > > Probably none of us understand what is going on, but no simple answers > exist, I am sure.
Any complex answer will be implemented by the Bush administration. So arguing that there is no "simple answer" in a discussion among leftists is in effect arguing for the Bush administration to carry out whatever policy it wishes there. Another way to put it is that we are not high level technical advisors to the Department of Defense, and only such advisors can urge a complex answer and have any anticipation of having that answer implemented. I'm still assuming that our voice makes no difference either way, but the _only_ way we could have any inflluence is through (what is impossible now) marshalling a huge chorus chanting NO INTERVENTION. Anything else we say will _sound_ like (regardless of our intentions) "Go it Bush." Carrol
