Our very own Jerry Fowler has a post on the Huffington Post that reminds us that both the candidates promised “unstinting resolve” to end the genocide in Darfur. Now that Barack Obama is the president-elect, Jerry urges him to keep his promise.
“People in Darfur are alive today who otherwise would not be,” he says, “because this growing constituency of conscience cried out. But still the suffering remains.”
But there is hope.
The inauguration of Obama presents a new opportunity to push for a lasting peace. He should invest heavily in diplomacy and work with allies to apply leverage on the parties, including further targeted sanctions for uncooperative key players.
The opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Save Darfur Coalition.
