Sam,

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>>Sweden can't do anything because all of their money goes into paying for the highest quality of living in the world (or near the highest anyway). Remember, we would all be better off if we moved to Sweden... :o)
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>>I think (IMHO) that the other countries are reluctant to get involved given the religion of the primary guilty parties...
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>You maybe right, but I still don't understand.
>What if it were atheist against atheist? Would they do something?
>Or Christians killing Muslims?
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I don't believe for a second that religion has anything to do with it. The main problem is that any intervention is creating more new problems and conflict. Those areas are so politically unstable and corrupted, there is not much you can do. This does not apply to all african regions of course, but in the case of sudan, the international community is about powerless. A dutch politician jan pronk who was trying to do his best to get the UN into sudan and improve the desperate situation of the refugees up there. But he was expelled by the sudanese government.

It is a very tricky situation. Many european countries have a very bad taste in their mouths about their former african colonies. However the sad thing is that it were the europeans that applied the "divide and conquer" strategy up there. The africans learned this tactic and the rwanda genocide is an indirect result of it.

As for other european countries not being involved in military action, I think you might be mistaken. About 90% of peace keeping missions is done by european forces. At any given time a large percentage of the dutch military is on a mission. There are exceptions though. The german army does not participate much in such missions which is a direct consequence of WWII.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping

Walter,

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>>In this case, the U.S. is backing UN intervention but the UN decided (see the links) that genocide was not the intention although war crimes had been committed so no forced UN intervention is going to place yet.
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>>>Wait a minute.
>>>You mean France, Germany, Italy and Spain (don't for get Sweden and others) are too poor to do something?
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>>>Come on..... I can't believe that.....
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>>>>Don't you really mean if only to provide $?
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>>>>SNIP
>>>>>And, of course, the U.S. is a NECESSARY player in such efforts, if only to provide logistical support.
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>>>>(Actually, I agree with you on this Jim.)