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Progress in Sudan Has Eluded Prez

Posted Oct 29, 07 7:00 PM CDT in World,  Politics 

(Newser) – President Bush has such a personal passion for Darfur that he’s been nicknamed the “Sudan desk officer”, but his zeal hasn't translated to results, reports the Washington Post. He’s insisted on consequences for genocide both publicly and among his aides, but has been unable to mobilize support in his own government or in the international community.

The Iraq war factors in, contributing a strained US military, Bush's reluctance to invade another Muslim nation, and UN unwillingness to cooperate. But while Bush has shocked aides with declarations that "we're going to lead" by blocking Sudan's oil supply or sending NATO, advisers have kept the lid on military action and Darfur languishes.

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Two rebels representatives attend the evening meeting during the second day session of the Darfur peace talks in Sirte, Libya Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007. Darfur peace talks will most likely grind to a halt...   (Associated Press)
President Bush makes remarks on Darfur, Tuesday, May 29, 2007, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)   (Associated Press)
President Bush looks at photographs from the Darfur region during his visit to US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Wednesday, April 18, 2007. The president said that the US will tighten economic...   (Associated Press)
Darfur refugee Khadija Moussa receives treatment for her malaria in Otash camp in South Darfur on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)   (Associated Press)
A young boy diagnosed with malaria awaits treatment at a clinic run by World Vision in the South Darfur refugee camp of Otash on Wednesday, September 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)   (Associated Press)
Aisha, one of a seven-woman group who was gang raped in July 2006, holds her son Osman, with whom she was seven months pregnant at the time. Pooling their money to rent a donkey cart, the seven Darfur...   (Associated Press)
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