Secretary of State Clinton: "...demands end to sexual violence in Congo"? Let's follow up that "request" with a Marine Air Ground Task Force......

 

 

"Walk softly and carry an armored tank division I always say..." (Col. Nathan Jessup, "A Few Good Men", yes violence is SOMETIMES the answer). Story from HERE.

Seriously, places where US, NATO, or truly mandated UN military intervention might actually do some good, we tend to shy away from. Guess if there was more BLACK CRUDE and less BLACK PEOPLE our government and people might have more political and moral will...just saying....

Comments

[Will Staples]

Rather than steamrolling Congo and forcing them to conform to a particular system of morals, I think exerting soft power on them - tariffs, conditional aid, etc. - would be more productive. Application of military force would empower anti-American forces in Congo and set the stage for a reactionary coup later on, just like Iran and Afghanistan.

[DJ Black Adam]

I am going to have to disagree a bit on this one Will.

Africa is not the middle east (at least not yet), stopping the rapes of the Congo (along with the child slavery, and other war horrors and crimes etc.)is not exactly "imposing" our morality.

Dealing with the Lords Resistance Army would be much easier than dealing with Al Qaida or the Taliban as I would bet a majority of the people of the DRC would gladly assist with their removal.

[Will Staples]

Well, I reckon you know more about the political situation in Africa than I do, so I'll cede the point.

[mizclark]

Yes, brother this is true, but I think it has more to do with the color of green than black....this time.

Although the Lords Resistance Army is an easier catch...the spoil isn't as large. America claims to be 'God-fearing' and for the most part they are, but one thing they have inherited from Israel is the love of foreign gods.

The Almighty Dollar is the god of the New Babylon. Take any bill out of your pocket and it tells you right on the back next to its 'image.'

[bath mate]

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