Well as many of you should know there is political issues in Chad, Sudan and Darfur, maybe even spreading into the Central African Republic (CAR). Sudan is a country whose borders are based on the political unit that the British Empire put into place a long time ago. The way it was created means there is not common nation for this country. This has caused civil wars which have occurred in the south, east and west. The current civil war is in the west of the country and is spreading to Chad and CAR.
The Chad government is currently under attack from rebel forces, which are now fighting in the capital. The Chad government says that the rebels are being funded by Sudan who does not want the EU peacekeeping force to be put into place. This brings up some issues in my mind (as usual). What is the world going to do about Darfur, what is the reaction to the fighting in Chad.
I will start off with the reaction to the current situation in Chad. France currently has forces in the Capital of Chad, N'Djamena, and they are going to stay neutral. Their job at the moment is to protect foreign nations before they can be taken away to safety in Gabon. This in my view is fairly similar to what happened in Rwanda. After the bloodshed began many western nations sent troops to protect their citizens but would not help protect the people who were being attacked. This is something that should never happen. Even if a army is trying to stay neutral, they still have the moral responsibility to protect human lives. I know involvement in a civil war could look bad for the French government, they are currently viewed as supporting the government. I feel that a government should protect human life, what are is the French army there for anyways??
I also find it upsetting that the EU forces are not moving into eastern Chad during this time of conflict to protect the refugees from Darfur. I am sure that those peoples situation is not improving, most likely becoming worse now that there is turmoil in the country that they are seeking support in. Aren't peacekeepers suppose to go into a troubled region to create peace??
On the other hand what should the world do about Darfur, if they follow the example of what we did in the south there will be no positive outcome. What we did in the south was next to nothing. I do not think that anything positive will happen in Darfur for the next year or so. But I hope that I am wrong, because that will mean the world does actually care. When was the last time that peacekeeping mission went to somewhere it really mattered. And if they were present when did it actually have the desired affect?? Well I do not know about each and ever event that the UN has been apart of, but many major conflicts have been over looked by the UN.
The UN is by far not perfect but I am sure that it is not the only reason why peacekeeping does not work properly. I would place most of the blame on Western countries that have the resources but do not act. It is really necessary for our western nations to have huge militaries which do not use their knowledge to a large extent. I believe that the western world should create a Military branch that would go on peacekeeping missions through out the world. I know this would be a hard political sell to the people in many nations.
This brings into mind the song by John Mayer, waiting for the world to change. We are waiting or the world to change so that we can make a real difference. I know waiting may not be the best thing to do but that is what I feel like we are doing at the moment
The Chad government is currently under attack from rebel forces, which are now fighting in the capital. The Chad government says that the rebels are being funded by Sudan who does not want the EU peacekeeping force to be put into place. This brings up some issues in my mind (as usual). What is the world going to do about Darfur, what is the reaction to the fighting in Chad.
I will start off with the reaction to the current situation in Chad. France currently has forces in the Capital of Chad, N'Djamena, and they are going to stay neutral. Their job at the moment is to protect foreign nations before they can be taken away to safety in Gabon. This in my view is fairly similar to what happened in Rwanda. After the bloodshed began many western nations sent troops to protect their citizens but would not help protect the people who were being attacked. This is something that should never happen. Even if a army is trying to stay neutral, they still have the moral responsibility to protect human lives. I know involvement in a civil war could look bad for the French government, they are currently viewed as supporting the government. I feel that a government should protect human life, what are is the French army there for anyways??
I also find it upsetting that the EU forces are not moving into eastern Chad during this time of conflict to protect the refugees from Darfur. I am sure that those peoples situation is not improving, most likely becoming worse now that there is turmoil in the country that they are seeking support in. Aren't peacekeepers suppose to go into a troubled region to create peace??
On the other hand what should the world do about Darfur, if they follow the example of what we did in the south there will be no positive outcome. What we did in the south was next to nothing. I do not think that anything positive will happen in Darfur for the next year or so. But I hope that I am wrong, because that will mean the world does actually care. When was the last time that peacekeeping mission went to somewhere it really mattered. And if they were present when did it actually have the desired affect?? Well I do not know about each and ever event that the UN has been apart of, but many major conflicts have been over looked by the UN.
The UN is by far not perfect but I am sure that it is not the only reason why peacekeeping does not work properly. I would place most of the blame on Western countries that have the resources but do not act. It is really necessary for our western nations to have huge militaries which do not use their knowledge to a large extent. I believe that the western world should create a Military branch that would go on peacekeeping missions through out the world. I know this would be a hard political sell to the people in many nations.
This brings into mind the song by John Mayer, waiting for the world to change. We are waiting or the world to change so that we can make a real difference. I know waiting may not be the best thing to do but that is what I feel like we are doing at the moment
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