Darfur’s enablers
Re “War and peacekeepers,” editorial, July 10
Kudos to The Times for exposing the many enablers to the ongoing genocide in Darfur. While the United Nations condemned the recent brutal attack -- in which 200 bandits opened fire on an ill-equipped U.N. peacekeeping force -- its cries of outrage ring hollow. China and Russia continue to violate U.N. Resolution 1556, which prohibits weapons transfers to Darfur.
No one should be surprised that the crisis in Darfur continues. Almost one year after the U.N. authorized a peacekeeping force, the mission is woefully understaffed and lacks crucial equipment.
Pale rhetoric coupled with only weak action from world leaders is an inadequate cure for Sudan’s policy of deliberately induced chaos. The ultimate tragedy of Darfur is that the international community is enabling this genocide to continue into its sixth year with no foreseeable end in sight.
Jirair Ratevosian
Chatsworth
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