If George Bush had wanted to aid the Iraqi people, he would have persuaded the UN to partner with him in Iraq.
Saddam had murdered 300,000 of his own citizens. He had built his Palace Guards to a force of 75,000 ruthless cutthroats.
Instead, the Americans waged a preemptive war that killed 1.4 millions innocent civilians and that failed to secure oil concessions for US firms.
Senator Barack Obama had opposed the Iraq War and he continued this during the Presidential campaign. This stance cost him votes throughout the primaries. Since the November election, he has staffed his national security team with tired old hawks from previous Administrations.
The one exception has been his designated UN Ambassador Susan E Rice. His foreign policy throughout the campaign, Dr Rice has opposed genocide. Since genocide is a taboo subject in America, Obama did not make a big issue about it.
I suspect he will prompt the UN to assign a large number of African Union and UN troops to stop the genocide in Darfur. This would be a complete turnaround from previous Administration foreign policy.
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