Omar al-Bashir To Attend Meeting

Omar al-Bashir agreed to attend the UN’s coming Darfur meeting in New York. The fact that he changed his mind says a lot. This is actually a very big deal. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. I hope some serious “carrots” get offered to improve the tense situation. I doubt he will agree to a UN force but who knows I might be wrong. Let’s see the situation again:

Darfur previously = Disaster

Darfur now = Worsening disaster

Darfur - AU troops = Big fat disaster

Darfur - AU troops + Sudanese troops = I have no freaking clue

Darfur + UN troops + Al Qaeda = HUGE disaster

Darfur + UN troops - Sudan’s consent + Al Qaeda + Sudanese Islamists + Sudanese military = One big ass GIGANTIC Disaster

Darfur + AU troops reinforced by UN & NATO = HUGE improvements.

Darfur + UN troops + Sudan’s consent = HUGE improvements.