Post on Global Issue

 I read this article about Darfur on the web.  There is a genocide occurring there right now and it has been occurring there for  long time.  400,000 people have died and millions have been relocated and fled.  This is occurring in a region of Sudan and it is a crisis affecting the will of nations on a global scale.  The UN and other international organizations have considered arresting the president of Sudan, but the backlash and war consequences have been so great that no one has stepped up to significantly do anything.  This is a sad reality and something needs to be done.  I'm glad that Ashis Brahma came in and talked to Edina High School about the genocide because at least people know what is happening there right now.  I understand the US cannot be the policeman for the world and that only makes since.  It is time for the UN and other countries to try to make something happen.  It is not acceptable to have regular people fearing death every day.  It is unfortunate this came at a time when most economies are struggling.  Lederer, Edith.  "The Genocide in Darfur."  Save Darfur.  June 2008.  8 March 2009.  < http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/background >.