[RwandaLibre] No Cavalry For South Sudan

No Cavalry For South Sudan



Jan 1, 2014

By Harry C. Alford, NNPA Columnist

Once again, another part of the world has been thrown into turmoil.

This is happening more and more since former Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton thought her job was to party and tour the world with a

seemingly endless budget. Go everywhere, talk and smile and wave to

the minions but don't even think about diplomacy, world peace and

stability. Her boss, President Obama, was fine with this style. He

calls it "Leading from Behind." There is no such thing. To do this

is actually called "following" and the world needs no more followers

as it cries for leaders.



The United States is the richest nation on earth with resources

matched by no other country. Yet, we are becoming timid and the

enemies, especially the daring ones, are like hyenas waiting to pounce

on each opportunity. Iran sees us as a "sucker." China and Russia

note our reticence and take advantage of this cowardice. Then there

was a big lie told during the last election. The administration kept

repeating that Al Qaeda "was on the run." They told this lie so much

that they started believing in it themselves. Then the Benghazi

attack came and woke the nation up. The fact is Al Qaeda and many

other terrorist factions are in a growth mode and are full of vigor

and defiance. They know the United States is becoming timid and is

without a strategy to bring security and peace to the world as we used

to do.



So when South Sudan broke out in ethnic battles last week, we all

looked surprised. American citizens were trapped in our embassy and

subsidiary buildings. Slowly and in a timid style a few of our troops

are coming in to help them get out. Yes, we are running away from the

fighting as we no longer do that too well. The UN, Norway and a few

others are trying to lead and stop the violence. South Sudan is the

world's youngest nation and it appears that its two years of life are

in jeopardy. There is a chance that this outburst may turn into

Rwanda-style genocide. We should have all seen this coming.



The South Sudanese are no strangers to violence. They are the

survivors of the ruthless Darfur genocide that killed millions,

mostly women and children. They have a new country with a new

government but that is no simple and sustaining act. It is extremely

tribal. The two main tribes are the Dinka and the Nuer. From there

we have dozens of other tribes and the nation has 60 dialects to deal

with (English is the official language while there is a push to bring

in Swahili). As one tribe attacks another and brings ruthless murder

and mayhem, the other brings revenge. Pretty soon there is revenge

after revenge after revenge and so it goes just like Rwanda. The

first week accounted for more than 1,000 dead. More than 120,000

persons are displaced by the violence. That is a scary start.



The deal is that South Sudan, despite its current poverty levels, is

one of the richest lands in the world. It has one of the largest oil

reserves in the world. There is also plenty of timber, iron ore,

copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, diamonds,

hardwoods, limestone and hydropower. If they could all come together

under a united and accountable government, every one of the 8 million

citizens could be happy and prosperous. But the greedy and envious

want it all for themselves. Hence, the paranoia amongst the ethnic

divisions brings mass murder and it will get worse unless the powers

around the world step in to stop it and bring order. All it took in

Rwanda were two French battalions and an expedition force for Tanzania

to stop the carnage. It took years of neglect from the United States,

UN and others until the French said "enough."



The Africa Union would be a perfect model to bring peace. This

organization of all the sub-Saharan African nations could organize

itself, get training expertise from the U.S. and European nations plus

significant financing for a mechanized, mobile armed forces and move

in under martial law. Kill the bad guys and bring order. From there,

they can start a rebuilding effort similar to the ones in Germany and

Japan after World War II. With success, they can send a message out

to all other Jihad and rebellious types: "It is a new day in Africa.

A day of peace, reconciliation and prosperity for we have the gold,

oil, diamonds, farmland and every other blessing from our Lord. From

here on, we set the rules and woe to those who challenge us.



Wouldn't that be great? I pray that day will come soon. My African

brothers and sisters rely on yourselves because the cavalry is not

necessarily going to come.



Harry C. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black

Chamber of Commerce ®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org . Email:

halford@nationalbcc.org.



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