>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.

What does them being unstable and corrupt has anything to do with the world/UN doing something to save lives of thousands?

...the world community is very good at doing nothing.


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>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.

So Europe scared of them using the "divide and conquer" to defeat Europe?


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