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roachboy, whether you dispute the source or not, fact is that Germany, France and Russia had a lot to lose if Saddam was removed from power. I don't buy all the info that was presented here because of the source, and it being mostly harmless things that any country could have done... BUT there was a lot of money to be made by supporting Saddam. Just as there is a lot of money to be made (eventually) by removing him from power.
I just ask you not to look at this issue with your black-and-white goggles. Both the opponents and supporters of the war in Iraq had financial interests to promote. The difference is the guy providing those interests - the opponents of the war supported a known murderer, the supporters of the war now support a (more or less) free Iraq.
As for Sudan: your "Bushwar" (annoying word) cannot be held responsible for the lack of action. It wasn't there in previous instances of genocide in Africa. There was no G.W. Bush during the wars in Congo and Rwanda. There was no G.W. Bush during the previous massacres in Sudan itself. I'd say it's not even relevant. What is relevant, is that there's preciously little to gain, and a lot to lose by going in to put a stop to this. This is a recurring pattern for Africa - nobody cares about them, apart from the occasional food aid. If African countries want peace and prosperity , *they* need to take action; they shouldn't cry for foreign intervention everytime they fuck up.
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