• Why Jihad Watch?
  • About Robert Spencer and Staff Writers
  • FAQ
  • Books
  • Muhammad
  • Islam 101
  • Privacy

Jihad Watch

Exposing the role that Islamic jihad theology and ideology play in the modern global conflicts

Obama to offer “calibrated incentives” to genocidal Sudanese regime, and “exert pressure as needed”

Oct 19, 2009 12:20 pm By Marisol Seibold

Another Which-Side-Is-Obama-On Alert. Whether officials believe it or not, the Obama administration is thus validating Sudanese feelings of having been wronged by prior reactions from the civilized world to the genocide in Darfur and the institutionalized abuse in the south of the country.

It is highly likely that Sudan will get something for nothing (or for a token gesture), and all the U.S. will get out of it is another cycle of obfuscation, equivocation, and broken promises, not unlike the cases of Iran and North Korea. “U.S. to shift Sudan policy, pursue greater engagement,” from CNN, October 19:

WASHINGTON (CNN) – The United States will change its policy on Sudan to pursue greater engagement with the Sudanese government and less isolation, senior U.S. officials said Monday.

“Our conscience and our interests in peace and security call upon the United States and the international community to act with a sense of urgency and purpose,” President Barack Obama said in a written statement.

The revised strategy aims to end conflict and genocide in the western region of Darfur. It also seeks to ensure the effective implementation of a 2005 peace treaty that ended a civil war between mostly Muslim northern Sudan and the country’s Christian and animist south, which killed more than 2 million people.

The United States also wants to keep Sudan from becoming a safe haven for terrorists.

More than 300,000 people have died in Darfur while over 3 million more have been displaced, according to U.N. estimates, in a campaign of killing and rape that the United States has denounced as genocide.

The shift towards greater engagement comes after an “intensive review across the United States government,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

“Sudan today is at a critical juncture,” and while achieving peace and stability will not be easy, “sitting on the sidelines is not an option,” she added.

Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said the Obama administration will “employ calibrated incentives as appropriate and exert real pressure as needed.”

The U.S. government will seek verifiable consequences and ensure “significant consequences for parties that backslide or simply stand still,” she said.

The new policy represents a shift for Obama, who indicated a preference for greater sanctions during last year’s presidential campaign. At the time, he also backed the possible establishment of a no-fly zone to protect residents of Darfur from the Sudanese air force.

White House advisers have been divided over the proper approach towards the government in Khartoum. Retired Air Force Maj. J. Scott Gration, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan, was lambasted by liberal critics for suggesting wooing the Sudanese government with “cookies” and “gold stars, smiley faces, handshakes, agreements, talk (and) engagement.” Rice has reportedly pushed for a tougher, more confrontational position.

Violence in Darfur erupted in 2003 after rebels began an uprising against the Sudanese government. To counter the rebels, Arab militias with ties to the government went from village to village in Darfur, killing, torturing and raping residents, according to human rights organizations.

This is the leader we’re “engaging”:

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)

Follow me on Facebook

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Sudan, Which-Side-Is-Obama-On


Learn more about RevenueStripe...

FacebookYoutubeTwitterLog in

Subscribe to the Jihad Watch Daily Digest

You will receive a daily mailing containing links to the stories posted at Jihad Watch in the last 24 hours.
Enter your email address to subscribe.

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!
If you are forwarding to a friend, please remove the unsubscribe buttons first, as they my accidentally click it.

Subscribe to all Jihad Watch posts

You will receive immediate notification.
Enter your email address to subscribe.
Note: This may be up to 15 emails a day.

Donate to JihadWatch
FrontPage Mag

Search Site

Translate

The Team

Robert Spencer in FrontPageMag
Robert Spencer in PJ Media

Articles at Jihad Watch by
Robert Spencer
Hugh Fitzgerald
Christine Douglass-Williams
Andrew Harrod
Jamie Glazov
Daniel Greenfield

Contact Us

Terror Attacks Since 9/11

Archives

  • 2020
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2019
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2018
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2017
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2016
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2015
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2014
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2013
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2012
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2011
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2010
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2009
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2008
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2007
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2006
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2005
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2004
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • September
    • August
    • July
    • June
    • May
    • April
    • March
    • February
    • January
  • 2003
    • December
    • November
    • October
    • March

All Categories

You Might Like

Learn more about RevenueStripe...

Recent Comments

  • Boycott Turkey on Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and UAE conduct joint military exercises amid rising Turkish threat
  • Yogi on EU Parliament members call for firing of border agency director for preventing illegal migrants from entering Europe
  • Hoi Polloi on Why so many Muslims can’t wait for Biden to get inaugurated
  • Hoi Polloi on EU Parliament members call for firing of border agency director for preventing illegal migrants from entering Europe
  • jacksonl03 on India: Police make first arrest for ‘love jihad’ under new law

Popular Categories

dhimmitude Sharia Jihad in the U.S ISIS / Islamic State / ISIL Iran Free Speech

Robert Spencer FaceBook Page

Robert Spencer Twitter

Robert Spencer twitter

Robert Spencer YouTube Channel

Books by Robert Spencer

Jihad Watch® is a registered trademark of Robert Spencer in the United States and/or other countries - Site Developed and Managed by Free Speech Defense

Content copyright Jihad Watch, Jihad Watch claims no credit for any images posted on this site unless otherwise noted. Images on this blog are copyright to their respective owners. If there is an image appearing on this blog that belongs to you and you do not wish for it appear on this site, please E-mail with a link to said image and it will be promptly removed.

Our mailing address is: David Horowitz Freedom Center, P.O. Box 55089, Sherman Oaks, CA 91499-1964

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.