Those lefty nut-balls who accuse President Bush of only caring about opressed people who have oil are, well, nuts—right?

TNR:

During a visit to the Sudanese capital last month, Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick stunned the world by refusing to repeat Colin Powell's forthright declaration that the killing in Darfur amounted to genocide. And, last week, as first reported by The American Prospect, the White House sent a letter to Congress instructing appropriators to strike the bipartisan Darfur Accountability Act from the $82 billion supplemental bill for Iraq and Afghanistan. The Act, which easily passed the Senate, tightens sanctions on Bashir, authorizes $90 million to aid African Union peacekeepers and humanitarian assistance efforts, imposes a no-fly zone over the ravaged region, and seeks to make the genocide priority number-one in U.S.-Sudanese relations. It's unconscionable that President Bush can entertain the overtures of the Sudanese genocidaires. Yet he shows every sign of buying the argument made by Bashir adviser Gutbi Al Mahdi, who told the Times, "There can be a strong [intelligence] partnership, but there is some hesitation because the diplomatic relationship remains poor." Well, yes—and it ought to stay that way so long as the dying continues in Darfur.

And the really scary part? Sudan does have oil—just not much.

I find it hard to believe that there are still genocides going on. I mean how can this be happening even after we built all those Holocaust museums? GUY

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