My Hero, Ambassador Rice conversed with us and the New York Times' Nick Kristoff as we hung out on Thursday and responded to questions about her strategy in solving problems around the world. Stating that there isn’t a “single equation to foreign policy problems.” Ambassador Rice went on to explain that foreign affairs complexities occur, because in one country (or even one war) there are different cultural and human rights issues that come to surface. Citing the example of Sudan, she explained that Khartoum ‘s issue brings about a multitude of problems including: How to get access to the people who need help, the north and South Sudan issue, and the Tripartite agreements. “…we’re in a different point and time than in 2008..the crisis in Darfur is in a different level than it was four years ago” she claimed, indicating that now there’s an ongoing conflict between rebel and political organization.
This differs from the genocide by government which heightened in 2008…True, very true. The campaigns of “Save Darfur” seem to be obsolete now that a new and troubled south Sudan has come to its independence. UN African peacekeeping force has much more on their hands and we as a public should focus more on these issues. Unfortunately, we’re often distracted by issues in other parts of the world which further brings to light Ambassador Rice’s view that in foreign policy there’s a lot of problems to address in tandem so we “can’t focus on one and forget the rest.” I agree, and I think we can all get that.
Duly Noted Ambassador Rice!
If you missed the hangout you can catch it HERE
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