explained the lack of U.S. humani-
tarian aid to Rwanda by saying, "I
think that is about all we can do at
this time when we have [other mili-
tary priorities] ..." The U.S. waited
until 500,000 Rwandan Tutsis and
moderate Hutus were murdered
before sending aid.
In 1992, after Bosnia declared
its independence, the Yugoslavian
leader Slobodan Milosevic attacked
the city of Sarajevo with Serb
snipers shooting down and killing
3,500 children. The U.N. deployed
troops that were prohibited from
combative military actions against
the Serbs, so the Yugoslavian and
Bosnian Serbs continued their
executions — even in cities that
the U.N. declared safe havens. That
ultimately killed 200,000 Bosnian
Muslims. Finally in 1995, the U.S.
led a NATO air strike.
Regardless of prior administra-
tions' excuses, we can prevent a
genocide today. Approximately 2.5
million Darfurians are displaced,
200,000-400,000 have been mur-
dered or died, and between 5,000
and 10,000 are expected to die each
month as our government does
shamefully little.
In mid-February, President Bush
asked Congress for $514 million in
Emergency Supplemental Funding
for humanitarian and peacekeeping
efforts in Sudan, which included
$123 million for Darfur peacekeep-
ing. The House of Representatives
passed an amendment that
increased the Darfur peacekeep- •
ing by $50 million by a patheti-
cally slim margin (213-208). If the
Senate approves this measure in
late April, which looks hopeful, this
money will certainly help, but it is
not enough. We should continue to
push the Bush administration and
Congress to overcome our govern-
ment's reputation for lackadaisical
action against genocide by granting
additional funds and passing the
Darfur Peace and Accountability
Act as soon as possible.
But, the onus to help rests on our
shoulders as well. Please join me in
Washington, D.C., on Sunday, April
30, at the Rally to Stop Genocide.
For more information, please visit:
www.saveddarfur.org. 111

Steven Krieger, formerly of Farmington

Hills, is an environmental activist and
social justice advocate following the

crisis in Darfur. His e-mail address is
steven.krieger@gmail.com .

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