Bush has offered to meet with Sudanese dictator Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Is Bush trying to offer “carrots”?
A State Department official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Frazer carried a letter from Bush to Bashir, which generally discussed Bush’s concern about Darfur. She told Bashir that cooperation on Darfur could bring many benefits for Khartoum, though the official declined to specifically confirm them.
Could “many benefits” be referring to lifting sanctions? I doubt it and even if that is the case I don’t think any “carrots” will work at this stage. Bashir has already made himself a target for the Sudanese Islamist groups. If he accepts UN troops, jihad will officially be declared against him and his gang. This is getting more complex by the day and meanwhile innocent people in Darfur still continue to die.
Hat tip- Shamarat
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Is USA scrambling to curb the Chinese tide?
Could have interesting repercussions. It almost feels like a new Cold War - US and Co. against China and the Axis of Evil.
Or did I catch Arabic Conspiracy Theory Syndrom (ACTS) from reading too many Arab/Muslim blogs?
Raccoon, I strongly believe that if the US does have any interests of exploitation, it defintely has to do with the fact that a tug of war between China and US over securing natural resources for the long term run exists. Moreover this tug of war is only destined to get more intense. I could be wrong but it’s very highly probable. However if there’s anything I’m sure the US wants to do, then it’s simply doing more business and trade with more countries.
BTW, for an interesting analysis of USA’s interests and actions in the Middle East, check out http://shrinkwrapped.blogs.com/blog/2006/08/reasons_for_opt.html#more
While not directly related to Sudan as such, it is an enlightening read.
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