Bush Offers to Meet With Omar al-Bashir

Posted on August 30, 2006
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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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4 Responses to “Bush Offers to Meet With Omar al-Bashir”

  1. The Raccoon on August 30th, 2006 9:38 am

    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? :)

  2. Drima on August 30th, 2006 10:34 am

    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.

  3. The Raccoon on August 30th, 2006 1:25 pm

    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.

  4. The Sudanese Thinker » Darfur: Something Effective Is Being Cooked Up on April 19th, 2007 4:01 pm

    […] On another note though, I’ve got to say that Bush has been really patient with Omer al-Bashir all along. Hell, the man even offered to meet al-Bashir personally. What would have Bill Clinton done if he was still president? Bomb more pharmaceutical factories, ops I mean highly crazy super dangerous chemical weapons production facilities? In regards to Sudan, the Elephant response has been better than the Donkey response during Clinton’s time. No? *Stones, tomatoes and eggs flying towards Drima*. […]

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